Word: efforts
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Harvard's inexperience--the team has only two seniors--was apparent as the Elis won handily in all three weapons: 7-2 in the sabre, 7-2 in the foil, and 6-3 in the epee. But despite the score, the Crimson put forth a tremendous effort...
...fought hard," sabre Captain Paul Pollinger said. "We didn't throw any matches. Nobody gave up. We gave our best effort, and that's what counts...
Since the demonstration, controversy has erupted--both in news stories and in casual conversation--over whether the kiss-in was an appropriate tactic. Even many proponents of gay rights have criticized the event, claiming that it was a divisive effort that has polarized people by asking them to accept gays and lesbians just a little bit too much...
Presumably, the purpose of the kiss-in was to elicit a response that would demonstrate the depth or shallowness of support for gay rights at Harvard. The Defeat Homophobia effort has been widely successful in challenging the assumptions of those who considered themselves to be tolerant of homosexuality, but were unwilling to pay the cause anything more than lip service...
Meanwhile, the MBTA is also making an effort toincrease security for subway riders, Dimond said.A new warning system, designed to tell passengerswhen a train is about to come, is in the planningstages, Dimond said. The system will allowpassengers to wait in the lighted area near thetoken booth at night, rather than on the platform...