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...Table's guests, as diversified as its donors, have run the gauntlet from English naval officers to Cambridge politicians. Ex-City Manager Atkinson, and Cambridge City Mayor Crane have both come more than once, as well as various distinguished Lowell House alumni who make their presence in Boston known to the House Secretary...
...doctor's degree in most branches of the University, students must run a formidable gauntlet of language tests, theses, and cold-blooded oral examiners. The University has purposely constructed these barriers on the admirable assumption that a doctor's degree from Harvard will only carry distinction if it is hard to obtain. But compared with these rigid standards, the men in the Littauer School's agricultural extension program receive their doctor's degrees almost as a gift...
...jumped from their chairs and shouted: "No leader but Nahas!" till the tapestried walls shook. The feeble old man, his face streaming tears, was led by aides to the top of a sweeping marble staircase. Then, in a near-hysterical shriek, he gave his answer and threw down the gauntlet to Egypt's strongman: he was determined to stay on as the Wafd's leader. "God and the confidence of the Egyptian people in me," he cried, "are the source of my strength...
...Paris of leisurely women, of working women, of prostitutes and entertainers, of enchanted tourists and persecuted residents, and Miss Skinner portrayed them all in her triumphant solo performance. Running the gauntlet from a Boston school teacher to the famous songstress, Yvette Gilbert, she changed character and costume flawlessly, capturing the magic of that diversified lot with effortless grace...
Although Spence's design already has the approval of the bishop and the competition judges, no one could say last week when Coventry will begin building. Before a start can be made, the plans have to run the gauntlet of three Coventry Cathedral committees, the Royal Fine Art Commission and the Coventry planning board. When all these hurdles are cleared, a further problem will remain: wangling material and labor allocations...