Word: holding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spring of 1987, the Corporation rejected widespread student demands that it hold an open forum to discuss Harvard's South Africa-related investments and other issues. Instead, the Corporation invited council and house committee representatives to meet with it that spring...
...Paul's will discuss the sale and development plans with parishioners at a meeting tonight, and Harvard intends to hold several public meetings within weeks, said Dowds, who is also a member of Cambridge Citizens for Liveable Neighborhoods...
...Elis' smooth adjustment netted them a four-seat advantage, which they managed to hold onto through the final sprint...
Opening up more federal land to oil exploration would be another way to bolster the energy industry. Earlier this month the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources approved legislation to allow drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Experts believe the field may hold enough oil to supply U.S. needs for about 20 months. But the bill will face fierce opposition from conservationists who argue that drilling could destroy caribou, polar bears and other wildlife. Opposition could be bolstered by last week's Alaskan oil spill...
Particularly in the age of cocaine, all sports hold their breath over the specter of betting and its potential to devastate the integrity of players. But baseball is most sensitive to gambling. The commissioner's office was founded in 1920 in reaction to the rigged World Series the year before, when the Cincinnati Reds were the beneficiaries. First Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, a federal judge from Illinois, ignored technical acquittals and permanently banned the eight Chicago Black Sox players involved. In 1947 A.B. ("Happy") Chandler suspended manager Leo Durocher one season merely for associating with gamblers...