Word: grounds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...heating grate next to the Harvard-owned Holyoke Center as a source of warmth at night. Some students were surprised to stroll down Holyoke Street recently and see a slanted, black metal cage covering the heating grates. The top of this cage forms a 35 degree angle with the ground, making it impossible for anyone to lie on the grates...
Blais also staked out middle ground, saying in his campaigning that he tried to reach out to as many council members as possible, taking special steps to meet first-years and those who had not been on the council before...
...hasn't gotten off the ground yet this year, and if moves aren't made soon the prognosis for the service isn't good...
...judge could consider evidence that O.J. beat the children's mother and conclude that O.J. presents a danger to the children. Third, because the civil standard of guilt is lower than the criminal standard, the judge might conclude that O.J. probably killed Nicole and deny custody on that ground...
Those words signaled a new low for L.A.'s first African-American police chief, who has been reaching for middle ground--trying to bolster morale without alienating the black community--but missing as often as not. Although Williams, unlike his department, still finds approval among the public, he hasn't won over his rank and file. In a recent poll by the city's police union, 83% of officers said they did not believe he can effectively lead them. "Willie wants to have the respect of the community and the loyalty of the department," says Ramona Ripston, executive director...