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...manifold blemishes of our society in such a way as to recall the distressed and angry, young and old, to work patiently and seriously together, charitably, and reasonably and on a basis of knowledge, in a fresh effort to build a satisfying society that will stir and elicit loyalty...
...anonymous donor has given the Harvard Undergraduate Council $800 to hire two students to plan and conduct a fund-raising drive. The HUC hopes the drive will elicit $7000 from alumni who were active in student government while they were at Harvard...
...intrusion into the classroom cannot be condoned. Dr. Breuning's willingness to seek a positive solution, and the students' willingness to discuss their disagreement in good faith have substantially mollified the impact of the original event. The incident has served to elicit a clear statement of University policy in an area of fundamental importance which can now serve as a guideline to all members of the Harvard community should further events of a similar nature ever arise...
...exactly a knee slapper and almost seemed to be unintentional. But given the context-the solemnity of the East Room of the White House and Richard Nixon's first press conference as President-the throwaway line was bound to elicit laughter. One of the first things he had done to cut down on crime in the capital, deadpanned the President, was to turn on the White House lights that Lyndon Johnson had turned off five years...
...that Mosley's characters, a nameless man and woman who are married to others at the opening, create the dreariest and most passive of difficulties. The book jumps back and forth in time, showing them at various stages of their affair. Their problems are scarcely the sort to elicit ecstasy-or belief: Where is her diaphragm? Is their love-making a hostile act? On her part or his? Shall she go to work that day? Shall he commit suicide if she does go to work? Or shall he write his novel...