Word: favority
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...borderline: Douglas MacArthur, John F. Kennedy, perhaps Jack Dempsey. These are some who were loved by the great majority of people, but also hated by many, Franklin D. Roosevelt for one. And in rare instances, there are men who reach the peak of adulation, only to fall from favor and wind up mistrusted and disliked; Charles A. Lindbergh is the premiere example. Finding the genuine hero, someone whom an entire nation idolized, cared for, and most importantly identified with, is a difficult task. Yet few could contest the claim that Joe DiMaggio belongs in this last category...
Thomsen said he has yet to talk to any student members of CHUL who favor the 1-1-2. In addition, he said, masters who haven't spoken about the study are concerned about its effects on the Houses...
When newsmen swarmed around her, a stewardess offered to break up the impromptu press conference, but Mrs. Hearst declined the favor. Referring to the family's publishing firm, she said with a smile, "We're in the business of harassing people for a living too." Her first reaction on hearing the news about her daughter: "I sat down in a chair and said a silent prayer of thanks. I'm just thankful to God that she's alive." Despite the harsh words Patty had uttered in the past, Mrs. Hearst expected that the reunion would...
...Portugal's revolution. For the first time, the members of the Council-now trimmed to 19-were elected by separate plenary meetings of the country's military branches instead of being chosen by partisan cabals maneuvering in the background. Only three members, all navy officers, openly favor the Communists...
Each option has its pros and cons. The status quo has in its favor no additional costs. But it fails to deal with the problem of assigning rising freshmen to the Quad against their wishes and does nothing for sophomores remaining outside the House system. Improving the Quad and instituting a system of no choice could preserve the mixture of four classes of the Quad Houses...