Word: fitful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...carries out Mrs. Bunting's plans, Radcliffe should avoid the temptation to duplicate the Harvard system merely because it is an easy model to follow. There may be, for example, no reason why the 'Cliffe should re-shape its tutorial system to fit its new House structure--a la Harvard. The 'Cliffe administration may decide that its own Houses and tutorials ought to remain separate, or they may not. Radcliffe can afford to examine Harvard's House system very critically indeed; selecting only what it wants, and experimenting freely where the Harvard model seems irrelevant...
...certain moments in which his characters seem to approach credibility. Mr. Wilson, however, was rather premature in submitting this story, and the Advocate has done him a positive disservice in printing it. Anyone who could write "Harry was a painter, his group was excited and wild, so Jody never fit in there," needs training in the fundamentals of English syntax, and greatly sharpened sensitivity in the semi-circular canals...
...Leed said a lot more. Monro is out to get them, they whined; the Dean didn't even read the Leed-Zagat report. They were particularly galled at Monro's view that the votes taken in the Student Council are relatively inconsequential. In sum, they objected that Monro saw fit to express his thoughts on issues before the Council, and that he did not consider its decisions binding...
This time the Congo tragicomedy had the locale to fit its zany plot. It was little Coquilhatville, a cluster of dilapidated huts and buildings on the hottest, wettest spot along the whole 2,900-mile Congo River. Here the Congolese dignitaries had chosen to gather for their latest round of unity talks, perhaps on the assumption that the sheer discomfort of the place would force an early settlement...
...million in the first quarter of this year. Newberg wrote that Chrysler had no policy "except that of frequent and unpredictable change that throws off balance not Chrysler's competitors, but Chrysler itself." Replied Colbert icily: "It is unfortunate that the author of this statement did not see fit to be here...