Word: facing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reading The Thirsty Muse, the reader never doubts that the writers became powerless in the face of alcohol. Dardis writes that only O'Neill escaped its trap. But O'Neill merely traded addictions--he died a drug addict. Dardis does not even begin to explain what caused the author to fall prey to another addiction...
Anyone who can boss Los Angeles for 16 straight years without falling on his face needs a bit of luck, a bit of skill or a thick coating of Teflon -- and maybe all three. Through four terms, Mayor Tom Bradley, 71, managed to keep his troubled nation-within-a-state from disintegrating completely without himself succumbing to hubris or, worse, scandal. A diffident, dedicated man, Bradley seemed the personification of rectitude. He never got too big for his britches. Bad judgment was something else...
Tomorrow in West Chester, Pa., the Crimson will face the Tigers in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. The winner will play either Penn State or Temple in the championship game Sunday...
...their leadership, womanhood is a definitive factor on the job. As pathfinders, the appointees inevitably become role models. When Zeckhauser speaks before groups of employees, "what people resonate most to is what it's like to be a woman in this job, the fact that it is doable. I face a lot of the same problems other women do in jobs around the university as working women...
Donovan was the Crimson's most versatile player this year, chipping in as a second-line midfielder as well as a long-stick middie, and handling the face-off duties to boot. Donovan led Harvard in ground balls with...