Word: fallen
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Something has obviously changed since then. It's not that the number of Kennedy School scholars advising Dukakis has decreased, but that the governor has somehow fallen out of official favor...
...factors pressing for university-industry involvement have become more compelling in recent years. The fact is that academia needs the money. Support for basic scientific research from the federal government and private sources has fallen drastically in the last 20 years, making it harder for schools to bankroll the expensive work performed in today's labs. Harvard has promised that the 10 percent in profits it receives will be devoted to faculty research...
Kyaw Sann said crowds yesterday raided two police stations, stealing rifles, pistols, and ammunition. Reports said that protesters, some carrying swords, spears and crossbows, were taking the weapons of the fallen soldiers...
...listens to the nightly stream of wisecracks from Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, David Letterman -- and the candidates themselves. Tongue-in-cheek self- deprecation has become a favorite rhetorical tactic. Dukakis initiated it at a Democratic luncheon before his acceptance speech in Atlanta, joking that his wife had fallen asleep while reading the text. Bush's own acceptance speech was peppered with such put-downs as "I'll try to be fair to the other side; I'll try to hold my charisma in check." The aim is both to lower expectations and defuse the critics with humor. But does anybody...
...this Olympic year one has fallen at last, and the thers could be in jeopardy. Last month American Harry ("Butch") Reynolds ran a blitzing 43.29 400 in Zurich to break Evans' mark. He will try to better that in Seoul. And he figure 3/4s to anchor a strong 4 X 400 relay team that experts think could have a chance at the 1968 mark. Then, says Reynolds, 24, his goal after the Games is to meet his hero Evans, who is coaching sprinters in Cameroon...