Word: fails
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...survey shows that 67 per cent of Harvard undergraduates do not lock their doors when they are out of their rooms, 25 per cent fail to use firescreens for their fireplaces, and 48 per cent want instruction in self defense...
Students who either fail to hand in a thesis or who do not receive an honor grade on their thesis lose their departmental status and receive their degree in "General Studies...
...tried to thread a needle for several minutes, then gave up in frustration. "I spanked her and made her try again. It wasn't important for her to thread the needle, but it was important to wash away the taste of defeat. She had to learn she could not fail...
Several CUE members objected to the proposed elimination of pass-fail options and to the lack of departmental course alternatives. They called for student representation on proposed core curriculum committees, and recommended a rejection of the Expository Writing reforms outlined in the report...
...Because the safety of their investments depends on stability, powerful American interests would prefer to see a smooth transition to a democratic government. The late editor Chamorro was seen by many as the United State's preference for a successor to Somoza. But Somoza, whose health is beginning to fail, appears to be grooming his 27-year-old son, Anastasio Somoza III '73, as the heir to the throne. The younger Somoza, known as "Tachito," is widely believed in Nicaragua to have been responsible for the death of Chamorro. In any case, if the situation remains unchanged, his father...