Word: embarrassments
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...lose situation. If they decided to hold on to Goodman, the publicity generated by Jackson's trip would enhance Goodman's value as a Syrian bargaining chip with Washington. If they released him to the populist, relatively pro-Arab Jackson, they could show magnanimity and embarrass the Reagan Administration...
Because last night at Bright Center. Terrier goalie Maria Dunn was the only reason Harvard didn't completely embarrass its guests. The Crimson plastered Dunn with 67 shots and only scored seven times. The freshman net minder was all over the place--leaping, diving and scrambling with great agility, if not from and grace in the 7-0 Harvard...
...briefly in the third quarter and moved determinedly in the customary direction to tie Harvard with a touchdown. When Harvard fluffed the extra point after its next score, it seemed possible that if Yale could cross the goal line once more, it might stagger to a victory that would embarrass the Crimson for decades. Wobbles and bobbles dissipated this thin hope, and Harvard kicked a field goal to produce an emphatic if not excessive final score...
Perhaps the most troubling issue for Washington reporters is the growing use of leaks by Government sources. The term leak implies a breach of security and calls to mind the image of a disgruntled lower-level employee seeking to embarrass his boss. In fact, in almost every modern Administration, the majority of "leaks" have come from top-rank presidential aides, Cabinet members and other senior officials who want to get information or a point of view across to the public. Last week, for example, Reagan's top aides indicated their displeasure with Martin Feldstein, chairman of the Council...
...workers should not expect Harvard to deal with their problems adequately. And a decentralized policy makes it very hard to keep the system accountable. Indeed, Harvard's current policies are not as geared to being responsive and finding internal remedies as they are in avoiding public court battles which embarrass and besmirch the University. Harvard's complicated system of appeals and channels frustrates and confuses more than anything else. An employee would be so tired after pursuing internal mechanisms, and the incident might have been so far in the past (if indeed the employee is still with the University), that...