Word: good
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...buddies from freshman year. Somebody mentioned that a friend of ours had just been offered a job at a prestigious bank in New York that he had wanted for some time. He was well qualified, hard-working, friendly, and competent. We all agreed that the position would be good for him. And then somebody added with an uncomfortable sneer—the kind that tips the balance from humor to spite—that the position would suit him well since he had no moral scruples whatsoever...
...We’ve played against stingy defenses before, so we kind of know what it’s like to be up against a good D,” co-captain Brian Grimm said. “Besides that, we’re just going to have to be patient and make the best of our opportunities...
...Last year we played a very good South Florida team, and we kind of learned what it takes to win a second-round game,” Grimm said. “We’re going to try to take that into this year’s game...
...artist and political activist to create a uniquely expressive identity for himself. Last Friday, Ho was honored with the Fall 2009 Harvard Arts Medal, which is awarded by the Office for the Arts to an alumni “who has made a special contribution to the good of the arts, to the public good in relation to the arts, or to education”; on the following evening, Ho played with the Harvard Monday Jazz Band in Lowell Lecture Hall for a premiere performance of his new work “Take the Zen Train...
Admittedly, I would rather have these rules than no rules, but the episode is a good reminder of how difficult it can be to pass effective financial regulation, even for something as minor and clearly exploitative as overdraft protection services. It doesn’t make you optimistic about ever setting good rules on credit cards, whose effect on our society is far more pernicious. Credit-card regulation passed last spring was a good start but ultimately does little more than limit banks’ ability to market credit cards to students and require them to warn you before they...