Word: host
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Academy officials say the 1930s-era home is often host to public gatherings that require a big kitchen. But the bean counters weren?t swayed. Nor were they moved by the Air Force?s official grounds for the remodeling - that "the area is always hot, the lighting is poor, the refrigerator is not functional for a family." Sort of makes the $2.4 billion B-2 bomber seem like a steal...
With this tremendous wealth comes a lot of opportunity--and a lot of power. Harvard can attract the best students, from every imaginable background, and admit them without regard to need or circumstance. It can entice the most promising and accomplished faculty with impressive salaries and a host of other benefits. It can maintain the nation's finest library system and still afford to keep its laboratories, dormitories, classrooms, and athletic and dining facilities in top condition. Taken together, these privileges--and make no mistake, they are privileges--allow Harvard to wield tremendous power...
Indeed, this weekend, the Harvard College Fund Assembly and the Harvard Alumni Association will host thousands of alumni in Cambridge for a series of committee meetings, faculty lectures, and fancy dinners to celebrate the very best in their alma mater--especially the $2.325 billion raised in the recent Capital Campaign. But even as this weekend's events symbolize Harvard's enormous wealth and power, a more disturbing relationship between wealth and poverty lurks beneath this seemingly pristine landscape of alumni satisfaction...
Tomorrow, the Crimson (13-10, 9-4 CWPA) will host its arch-rival, Brown, in the Northern Division Championships for a shot at qualifying for the Eastern Division Championships. All Harvard has to do is beat Brown to end its long losing streak and advance in the playoffs...
With the win, Harvard now holds claim to the title of best team in New England. As it stands now, the Crimson is a leading candidate to play at host the opening two rounds of the NCAA tournament...