Word: greates
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...remember when Nita called all of us in," Cutone says. "There were six freshmen back then. She said to us that we were the beginning of a great tradition...
...fact, the five seniors on the team--who were anointed as the "beginning of a great tradition" four years ago--now lead a nationally-ranked squad. And tomorrow in Providence, R.I., Harvard will be challenging Brown for the Ivy League championship...
...year was the first really great recruiting year," Cutone says. "I mean, look at where...
...many people, the idea of the great houses of Britain induces reveries of a civilized Eden. Never mind that most of these establishments are now defunct or shells of their former selves; the graceful existence they once accommodated, celebrated in novels and films, lives on. Morning strolls across rolling lawns, with tatters of mist clinging to the ancient oaks and hedgerows. Inside, an assembly of witty weekend guests. Tea at 4; whisky and soda at 6. A sumptuous meal, with candlelight glancing off starched white shirtfronts, bare shoulders and glittering jewelry. Port and cigars, conversation and billiards. And then...
...Lord Darlington, dead now three years, the gentleman whom he served for so long. He defends his late master against the initially unspecified "utter nonsense" that has been written and spoken about him since the end of World War II. And he fusses over the attributes that create a "great" butler, finally coming up with a definition that satisfies him: "And let me now posit this: 'dignity' has to do crucially with a butler's ability not to abandon the professional being he inhabits...