Word: grandly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Washington to solve our problems," says Field. A new form of Reaganism, possibly even under Democratic auspices, will have to cope with that legacy after Reagan is gone. Few Americans want to return to the Great Society style of welfare. The nation can no longer afford that kind of grand buffet, if it ever could. So the instinct for a new compassion, a word that is often heard these days as a signal of recoil against the meannesses of Reaganism, comes abruptly up against hard realities...
...even taken to smoking again. Last week he had all the more reason to puff away: after a ten-month investigation by an independent counsel into accusations that he abused his influence as a onetime White House deputy chief of staff, Deaver was indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of perjury...
Harvard's most elaborate property is the 16th century Italian estate, Villa I Tatti. Surrounded by two lines of grand cypress trees, carefully manicured hedges and impressive fountains, the Center for Renaissance Studies offers scholars a place to indulge in their studies and the Italian way of life...
Started two years ago in Grand Rapids, Michigan as a way to clean up state parks, this program quickly grew to a national level. Last year only three schools were involved, and the program raised on $550. This year with estimated earnings of $15,000, Boston will be among the top five grossing cities in the nation...
Sixteen of the 20 players on the Crimson roster were in Providence last year. One, goalie Dickie McEvoy--who took a year off between his sophomore and junior seasons--was even in Grand Forks, N.D., in 1982 for the Crimson's firstever appearance in the NCAA final. Harvard fell to Wisconsin...