Word: fray
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...gubernatorial election pitting two Harvard graduates—Democratic nominee Deval L. Patrick ’78 and Republican nominee Kerry M. Healey ’82—against each other, a third has emerged from the fray: Grace C. Ross...
...entire life earning, justifiably and on the merits, a reputation as one of the foremost mathematicians of our time.” Indeed, Yau was construed as a cheater trying to cash in on a loophole, while Perelman came off as a brilliant, ascetic saint who coasted above the fray. The 10,000-word piece was accompanied by a full-page caricature which depicted an angry Yau snatching the Fields Medal from the neck of a serene, bearded Perelman. Now Yau is fighting back, fervently denying the accusations and demanding an apology from the magazine. In the letter his lawyer...
Again, the critique is one of realpolitik, and if anything, comes from the moderate right—Ricks is saying that we’ve made a mess, and the only way to fix it is with a Hail Mary decision to put more Special Forces troops into the fray...
...second half, but wasn’t able to capitalize on the chance. The Crimson brought the ball down to three feet in front of the Catamount net, and a scramble for possession ensued with the Vermont defenders. Senior forward and captain Charles Altchek emerged from the fray with the ball and get off a shot, but was sorely disappointed when the ball hit the top of the goal and bounced back out.Harvard starts its Ivy League season this weekend when it takes on Penn this Saturday in Pennsylvania.—Staff writer Abigail M. Baird...
...current trial in Paris is no less politically sensitive, even if it involves events that occurred almost a generation ago. After his defeat in 1988 presidential elections, Jacques Chirac bounced back into the political fray by winning a so-called "grand slam" in the Paris mayoral elections the next year. His political allies triumphed in every one of the city's 20 districts, but it was a close thing: his sub-mayor in the 3rd arrondissement, Jacques Dominati, squeaked through with a margin of just 20 votes. Opponents charged that Dominati and his allies, including his sons Laurent and Philippe...