Word: handedly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...self-made entrepreneurs, on the other hand, the zealous pursuit of money is its own reward, as a proof of self-worth. Even so, Packard notes, they often worry about how inheritances will affect their offspring. Since his $ children and grandchildren are (or soon will be) millionaires, Ewing Kauffman (owner of baseball's Kansas City Royals) has no plans to will them any of his $340 million. Giving more, he says, "just spoils them...
...hand, the historical experience of Jews on campus parallels those of other minority groups. Earlier this century, Jewish professors suffered from blatant discrimination when they attempted to receive tenure at universities such as Harvard. And quotas restricting Jewish admissions were prevalent only 50 years...
...game three, Coach Ihsan Gurdal chose to go with a bigger lineup to try to take advantage of the smaller, quicker Boston College squad. The score went back and forth with numerous side-outs as both teams struggled to gain the upper hand...
...council reduced important policy issues to clown-show theater. Councilor Tom Danehy ridiculed some of Cambridge's most dedicated and hard-working citizens. Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci wasted much time rambling about mud in basements and textbooks for schoolchildren, as if these topics were pertinent to the issues at hand...
Perhaps not, but his academy's results are beautiful indeed. Doss created it in 1986 to get inner-city girls into good colleges. After only one full season of academics and athletics, colleges are queuing up, scholarships in hand, to woo Upward Bound graduates...