Word: excels
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Hinjew" form his friends. At home, his family celebrates Chanukah, Christmas, and Divali, the Hindu festival of lights. Because of this diverse ethnic background, Nadkarni feels distant from "the blue blood sense of Harvard," and he says this sense of not belonging may explain "why I've strived to excel and become part of a social circle...
...amiability. Replete with pageantry and sprinkled with humor, the meeting dominated television coverage throughout Canada and pushed almost all other news off the front pages. It also accomplished its purpose in giving Reagan and Mulroney an irresistible opportunity to engage in the kind of personal politicking at which both excel. (While the men negotiated, Nancy Reagan toured Quebec City with Mulroney's vivacious, Yugoslav-born wife Mila, visiting the Ursuline Convent and stopping at a downtown restaurant...
...Crimson continued to excel in the diving events, as senior Jennifer Goldberg won the one-meter and finished third in the three-meter event...
...added bonus, the Boston Ballet also presents George Balanchine's Allegro Brilliante as the first part of its program. Constructed on a theme of cadences, the ballet requires both precision and musicality of its dancers. While the corps looks ragged at times, the principal dancers, Mouis and Donn Edwards, excel. Edwards, technically correct and understated in his dancing, unfortunately is overpowered by his partner. Mouis, with a lovely natural line, displays accuracy combined with a sensuous, playful air. While the others dance on the beat, Mouis, presenting an expressive carriage and port de bras, interprets the music and dances with...
...that to incorporate [1.4 million] Arabs against their will in Israel will simply endanger the future and destiny and character of Israel. We would like to see a joint plan comprising all countries for the economic and social development of the Middle East. Our vision is that Israel will excel not just as a military force but in offering aid and support to pacify the region, develop its people and move ahead together...