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Dumbarton Oaks Professor of the History of Pre-Columbian and Colonial Art Thomas B. F. Cummins said the new research could dispel the notion that the Inca had only a primitive recording system...
...individuals spoke only on the condition of anonymity because the search process is considered confidential, they said. Both of the sources said they were encouraged by Harvard’s decision and spoke to The Crimson in order to dispel concerns among faculty who have criticized the Corporation’s homogeneity...
Corporation members have previously tried to dispel the notion that certain seats on the University’s top governing board are reserved for minorities and women...
...rest of the world, watching the increasingly repressive and radical state Pakistan was becoming, formed a negative impression of the country. This will not be easy to dispel because it is partly based on reality. Changing the image will take time. But it can happen, because Pakistan is itself changing. With the relaxation of restrictions on economic activity, media and education, some of our civil liberties are being restored. We are already less repressed?and in less danger of radicalization?than we were only a few years...
...importance of finding ways to relax. In the evenings, he regularly entertained friends by reading aloud from Shakespeare, sharing a favorite poem or telling a few of his inexhaustible stories. His ability to think creatively and retain an even keel was rooted in the constructive ways he would dispel worry and anxiety. In the most difficult moments of his presidency, nothing brought him more refreshment and repose than immersing himself in a play. The manager of Grover's Theatre in Washington estimated that Lincoln had come "more than a hundred times" during his presidency. During a performance of Henry...