Word: hones
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that I want to kill this proposal--I just want time to hone it, to smooth it out, to refine it," Councilor Thomas W. Danehy said yesterday. "A delay of 30 to 60 days is not going to substantially change the development prospects for this area," he added...
Certainly recruiting brings many student-athletes who contribute to Harvard. But is it rally necessary? The morale of the University depends in some measure on the success of its athletic teams. The most direct way to assure good teams is to stock them with talented athletes. Formerly, coaches could hone their squads to a level which would boost them to the top of the Ivies...
...excitement builds as students board the Westward. They gradually take charge of the schooner's scientific activities, which include round-the-clock net tows to analyze ocean life and water samples daily at depths up to two miles. They hone their seamanship on the six-week voyage, navigating by sun and stars across the open ocean, guiding the vessel through changing weather under the watchful eyes of the ship's mates and captain. Says Captain Sidney Miller, 52: "At first the students can't believe we'll let them make mistakes. But we do, as long...