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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Smith is no Donald Trump. He is widely described as a generous philanthropist who shies away from public attention...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: A Brand New Member For a Very Old Corporation | 12/13/1991 | See Source »

...addition, they say that although there are some professors who are bad citizens, many of their colleagues do fulfill their citizenship duties. "[Citizenship] is a matter of give and take in any department," says Vendler. "It all depends on good will. For the most part, people have been generous [with their time...

Author: By Lan N. Nguyen, | Title: WANTED | 12/11/1991 | See Source »

...Vendler cautioned that finding someone to replace Maher will be difficult. "It's a very daunting job. Someone very generous will have to take it on," she said

Author: By Julian E. Barnes and Lan N. Nguyen, S | Title: Funding to Be Top Issue for Next GSAS Dean | 12/6/1991 | See Source »

...Washington-based First American Bankshares, said Mazur, who testified behind a frosted-glass partition and spoke into a voice-altering microphone to protect his identity. "We needed a & lot more help than we had," said Mazur, who blamed the lapse on a dire shortage of staff and overly generous plea bargaining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: B.C.C.I.: The Ones That Got Away: The Ones That Got Away | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

Unless the thieves are caught in the act, stealing art and then selling it is remarkably easy. Ill-gotten Greco-Roman sculptures, Renaissance Bibles or friezes from an Egyptian Pharaoh's tomb can be iced away for a time and realize a generous return. In Switzerland, which treats goods in storage with the same discretion as bank accounts, a work can come out of a bonded free- port warehouse in Zurich or Geneva with clear legal title to the possessor after five years. In Liechtenstein and the Cayman Islands, the term is seven days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: It's A Steal | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

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