Word: gain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...political platform, they would be able to distinguish themselves from their competitors and spark greater voter interest. The unusually packed meeting hall last Sunday night is indicative of student interest on important and relevant political issues. Cutting the size of the council will also help it gain legitimacy, since fewer available seats would increase the election competition...
...these new arrivals (and about having been one) is that they have the right to be bewildered, and they know it. So the first year is somewhat of a roller-coaster ride, in which everything you see and do is new; you try to soak up your surroundings and gain some much-needed foundation--through friends, extracurriculars and, if you're lucky, a suitable concentration--and Harvard slowly starts to feel familiar...
...March 31, roughly 200 to 500 Harvard students have been forced to decide whether to spend a lot of time or a lot of money to gain access to Microsoft programs...
...jersey with Miller's No. 8 on it and stuffed it with pillows, a rather unkind jab at Miller's robust 6-ft. 9-in., 370-lb. physique. Miller called the skit racist and said it embarrassed him in front of his family. Furthermore, the humiliation caused him to gain still more weight. Suns' management said there was no racist intent by the Gorilla, "the premier mascot in all of team sports," and apologized for any distress. Now maybe the players association can finally tackle that stale-nachos problem...
...total discretion is a prerequisite to her employment. In my tell-all book about Sheri's Ranch, the brothel where I was madam, I gave readers a fly-on-the-wall view of brothel activities. I did not reveal the identity of the clients. No promise of financial gain could have persuaded me otherwise. Interesting, isn't it, that professional prostitutes have more integrity than Monica, whose loose lips almost sank the ship of state? LORA SHANER Pahrump...