Word: efforts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Striving for perfection--I know it's a noble effort, but give it up," he said. "Learn to take your work seriously, but not yourself...
...thanks to a little luck and a lot of help from friends, mostly from this newspaper and from Kirkland, my adopted House. What surprised me is that no one on an administrative level at Harvard noticed any of these warning signs. Or if anyone did, they certainly made no effort contact me. Hell, even a crude computer program could spot the red flags in my record. Well, you might say, my situation wasn't serious enough to warrant the attention of the busy advisers, tutors or deans. Then maybe Harvard needs more people in those kinds of roles. Well...
...been resting his shoulder injury and has not thrown all-out for much of the season, but he will probably be able to put forth his best effort at NCAAs...
...Most of what we are talking about happened beginning in the '69 to '70 year," remembers senior admissions officer David L. Evans, who joined the staff that year. "Before that, there were some African Americans, but very few--starting the fall of 1968, there was a major recruiting effort...
...Lewis, who has repeatedly refused to "personalize" his accomplishments, which he says are a result of a team effort, says he does not think he will settle into his administrative post permanently, as Epps...