Word: gained
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Martian lacks cohesiveness. Such a shortcoming can be seen in O'Hara's sudden deep sense of friendship with Uncle Martin. After one conversation with Martin in the bathroom about O'Hara's non-existent love life, they become best of friends and O'Hara no longer wants to gain fame by broadcasting his Martian footage. This contrived sense of friendship is highlighted by Daniels's poor performance in making the scene come alive and injecting emotional reality into his character. In another instance, Daniels does not make a shift in his character's thinking believable when he suddenly realizes...
...boards out of each other's affairs guarantees the freedom of writers to report on any and all matters, including the publication's sponsors; if this freedom were suppressed by business interests, a journalist's pursuit of truth would be farcical. Likewise, the advertising board should be able to gain revenue from any sponsors, within broad guidelines of taste, regardless of the editorial board's stated opinion. The Crimson surprisingly showed maturity in publishing an advertisement contrary to its views...
...boards out of each other's affairs guarantees the freedom of writers to report on any and all matters, including the publication's sponsors; if this freedom were suppressed by business interests, a journalist's pursuit of truth would be farcical. Likewise, the advertising board should be able to gain revenue from any sponsors, within broad guidelines of taste, regardless of the editorial board's stated opinion. The Crimson surprisingly showed maturity in publishing an advertisement contrary to its views...
...Harvard has, as it claims, nothing to gain by dismissing, rather than expelling, people like Josh Elster and Drew Douglas. (thereby allowing them to reapply at a later date) then what do they have to lose by expelling them? Why not the more severe punishment? We, as students who are subject to the rules that the Ad Board follows, deserve to hear a reason other than that the Ad Board reserves the right to reverse itself later on if new facts arise...
...reap the benefits of stretching. Start by banishing the idea that it has to hurt. The most you should feel is a mild tension. Bob Anderson, a fitness expert in Palmer Lake, Colo., and author of Stretching (Shelter Publications; $13.95), tells his clients to "forget about no pain, no gain. Stretching should be enjoyable...