Word: hold
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...endowment. For many, Harvard was being too conservative even in the boom years; now it is more fashionable to criticize the university for its profligacy. The Allston project, with its new science complex, for example, was hailed as visionary—until the financial crisis put it on hold. Even the Boston Globe editorial admits the complex “will transform Allston” when it can be built. Such decisions are easy to call foolish after the fact, but they were sensibly made given the information at hand, and their objectives remain as laudable now as they were...
Highlight Reel: 1. In the regional rankings, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands lead the way: "In the overall Index scores, Oceania continues to hold the top spot, followed closely by Western Europe and North America. All three regions have closed over 70% of the gender gap. They are followed by Latin America and Eastern Europe, each having closed over 67% of the gender gap. Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia come next, each region having closed around 65% of the gender gap. The Middle East and North Africa region occupies the last place, having closed approximately...
Still, ever the dutiful Saudi son, Omar couldn't bring himself to break with his family until the day that his father asked his sons to volunteer for suicide missions. When Omar protested, Osama replied, "You hold no more a place in my heart than any man or boy in the entire country. This is true for all my sons." Omar writes, "I finally knew exactly where I stood. My father hated his enemies more than he loved his sons." With rumors of a massive attack on bin Laden's enemies on the way, Omar finally managed to leave Afghanistan...
...plan was to attack the race right off the start. We were hoping to hold them off from the start, which we did very well,” Hamilton said...
Despite allowing nine scores, the Crimson was able to hold Princeton’s leading scorer, Kathleen Sharkey, with a blank sheet. Sharkey, who entered the contest leading the Ivy League averaging one goal per game, finished with just two shot attempts...