Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard's primary responsibility is to shape its students in such a way that they are best prepared to interact with society, and the administration now recognizes that this includes social instruction as well. Kegs are out of step with the fast-paced world of electronic communication; they are too unwieldy and difficult to store and keep cold. They simply don't contain a high enough percentage of alcohol for today's serious partiers. Bottles of hard liquor are infinitely easier to transport, Vodka shots are much more efficient for intoxication purposes, wine is much more civilized for Harvard...
...team saw just how much depth they have," Harvard Coach Maura Costin Scalise said. "We usually win the close races, but today we lost. It opens our eyes when we swim against fast swimmers...
First the U.S. hectored Japan, then West Germany, for shipping too many exports to the U.S. Now the Reagan Administration is taking aim at new culprits: a group of fast-growing Asian economies. The "Four Tigers," as South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore are known, posted a $38.4 billion trade surplus with the U.S. last year, up more than 20% from 1986. To narrow ( the gap, U.S. officials have tried, with little success, to persuade the four to strengthen their currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, so that their exports would no longer be such bargains to U.S. consumers...
According to the Central Square committee's report, the plan would limit the number of convenience stores, bars, and fast food restaurants in Central Square, increase police surveillance, create a diverse "retail mix" of stores, preserve historical areas, and increase the overall cleanliness and security of the Square...
...whiny and overexplained. And under the direction of Gillian Armstrong (My Brilliant Career, Mrs. Soffel), the lead actresses have an honest naturalism that almost makes us forget the coincidences and arthritic manipulations of Laura Jones' script. But instead of calming our suspicions, Armstrong's camera work -- all zip pans, fast tracking and erratic boom shots -- reinforces them. Maybe she should take phlegmatic lessons from Jack Clayton...