Word: givens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Faced by the many hassles that come with riding a bike, some students say they have given up and decided that biking on campus is not for them...
...other matters, Reagan said Secretary of State George Shultz had given him an "encouraging" report on his just completed trip to the Soviet Union, and said he hoped Israelis and Arabs would "rid themselves of old ideas and stances that cannot work" and begin serious peace negotiations...
Thank you for this opportunity to correct the impression your article may have given readers that I regard this survey as a laughing matter. In fact, I think the debate and further studies the Whitla report should spark will promote a long overdue investigation of the advantages of test preparation. I look forward to seeing the actual survey when it is released next month and to clarification on some of its findings. (The Globe article, for example, notes that the study's respondents included 69 percent who did not take coaching and 14 percent who did. This leaves a healthy...
Three foundations, the Mellon, Olin and Bradley, donated the funds, which were given in the form of matching gifts and multi-year grants...
...money from the Mellon grant will fund an endowment that is expected to generate $30,000 a year for the center, Goldman said. The foundation has given two previous grants to the center...