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During the morning the weather was so adverse as to cause one boat to capsize and severely hamper the rest of the fleet. By the afternoon, however, the morning's light rain and high winds gave way to calmer weather...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sailors Place High In Regatta at M.I.T. | 4/24/1959 | See Source »

...Probably no brilliant student will be denied college entrance because he analyzes such questions too keenly, because passing scores are relatively low. But screening in the early stages of the National Merit Scholarship competitions is highly selective, Hoffmann argues, and it is quite possible that sloppily written questions could hamper genuinely brilliant students without disturbing superficial scholars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Multiple Confusion | 3/30/1959 | See Source »

...dive, the Crimson has the talent to win, but not ideal conditions. The strange board and one meter distance may somewhat hamper Chick Montgomery and Ric Johnson. Despite the unfamiliar pool and the lack of two key men, Crimson depth should prove enough to overcome the Lions...

Author: By Thomas M. Pepper, | Title: Swimmers Meet Columbia Today | 2/28/1959 | See Source »

...Support without reservation of the proposed new zoning ordinance (The University has already expressed its general approval of the ordinance, but says certain aspects of it might unduly hamper its growth...

Author: By Howard L. White, | Title: City Council Divides Over Sale of Land | 2/17/1959 | See Source »

Taking issue with supporters of the notification order, Councilor Edward A. Crane '35 said he did not favor a "road block" which would hamper Harvard's legitmate effort to buy the land. He asserted that the University "has started an active real estate market here," al- though it might have attempted to obtain the land through private negotiations...

Author: By Howard L. White, | Title: City Council Divides Over Sale of Land | 2/17/1959 | See Source »

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