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...words offered a hint of progress as Israel and Syria go back to the bargaining table in Washington this week, where more than two years of on- again, off-again negotiations have made little headway. And the language bought Assad a thaw in his relations with the U.S., which has been his No. 1 priority ever since the Soviet Union imploded and he could no longer count on Moscow to be his primary patron. To salvage his flattened economy, Assad needs aid and trade from the West. In a sense, said a U.S. official, "he's less interested in peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After You, Hafez | 1/31/1994 | See Source »

...himself realizes its superiority to and E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key "Wake Up the Grader" phrases--"It is absurd." What force! What gall! What fun! "Ridiculous," hopeless," nonsense" on the one hand; "doubtless," "obvious," unquestionable" on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, anti-academic languor at this stage as well may match the grader's own mood: "It seems more than obvious to one entangled in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists--at times, indeed, approaching the ludicrous--that smile as we may at its follies, or denounce its barbarities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grader's Reply | 1/19/1994 | See Source »

...expect Harvard to behave differentlyfrom any big corporation," Wilson said."Institutions automatically do that. If they'resensing a hint of a legal attack, they'llretrench. If there's any hint that someone willsue Harvard, the files will be closed...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: University Seals Benda Papers | 1/19/1994 | See Source »

...your best friend been complaining about not being connected to the campus data network lately? That may be a hint that she wants an Ethernet card for her computer. Available from the Technology Product Center for between $150 and $250 (and possibly less through mail-order), these devices allow a PC or Macintosh to access the campus network, which has been activated in the Yard and will be available in the Quad in January...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: A Computer Christmas | 12/7/1993 | See Source »

Isolated numbers hint at the scope of the challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teach Your Children Well | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

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