Word: gain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Naropa into the Buddhist University of America, with a heavy emphasis on psychology. Naropa now operates on $600,000 annually, of which $136,000 comes through donations and the rest from student fees. But the school has no endowment and at present lacks the necessary funds to expand and gain college accreditation. Still, the staff and students seem certain that Naropa will eventually become a full-fledged university. The faithful will provide...
...group staged the demonstration to voice opposition to the University's involvement with "racist policies" and to gain more support for CAR, Nancy Bancroft '63, Harvard CAR leader, said Saturday...
...Park regime, one can gain an idea of its "domestic savagery" (Washington Post, March 19, 1976) from the curious incident on August 15, 1974 when an alleged dissident Korean from Japan tried to assassinate Park during a public rally. The bullets struck Park's wife instead. She was rushed dying to a hospital while Park, emerging from behind a bullet-proof shield, went on with his speech. Afterward there was a great anti-Japanese uproar, and, on September 9, 32 patriots lopped off fingers publicly in Seoul with meat cleavers and sent them wrapped in a Korean flag to then...
...vote actually represents a minor victory for the union, the director of the local's unionizing effort at Beth Israel said yesterday. Herb Quinn said the results show the union has made a substantial gain in the four years it has tried to organize at Beth Israel...
Lecture halls overflowed yesterday as many students failed even to gain access to the classrooms of several popular courses...