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...caused famine that killed millions by demanding grain quotas larger than nation's total crop...
...rankings played a bit of a role," said first-year law student Bruce W. Hickey, "But you take these things with a grain of salt. They're trying to make distinctions that you can't capture numerically in terms of overall assessments of an institution...
...Tobin's "hint of sexual harassment," this too should be taken with a grain of salt. Creating a hostile environment with lewd or suggestive comments is one thing. Two consenting adults having a secret affair outside of the office is different. So long as Lewinsky did not feel compelled to have a relationship with the president and did not receive special privilege over other female workers in matters relating to the office because of the relationship, a claim of sexual harassment is ridiculous. It is a matter of internal politics, not a matter of discrimination and public concern...
...rankings played a bit of a role," said first-year law student Bruce W. Hickey, "But you take these things with a grain of salt. They're trying to make distinctions that you can't capture numerically in terms of overall assessments of an institution...
Development officials maintain that the tower'scompletion does not "go against the grain of whatare clearly well-defined [Campaign] priorities,"said Roger P. Cheever '67, associate dean fordevelopment...