Word: hugeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...character of the neighborhood, but will destroy whatever green space is left in the rear of the beautiful early 19th century mansions (both under protection of Architectural Preservation) still standing on Kirkland Street. Moreover, it will completely dwarf and enshadow the charming little Swedenborgian Church, already diminished by the huge Gund Hall at its side...
Sophomore Mike Harte won a close race in the 55 meter hurdles. Freshman Chuck Nwokocha won the 55 meters. In field events, freshman Greg Hart won the 35-pound weight throw and freshman Arthur Fergusson won the triple jump. Junior Ken Hughes, though injured, got a huge victory in the shot...
...officials "a great deal," while two-thirds think the influence of contributions on elections and government policy is a "major problem." Many journalists agree. According to editorial writers for The New York Times, the U.S. has "a system that makes money more important than the public will." What with "huge open-ended campaign contributions by rich individuals, corporations and labor unions," the concerns of average Americans are pushed aside...
...dealings with Cuba, the Pope has always insisted on the same huge outdoor Masses, dramatic rallies, religious pilgrimages to national shrines and high state meetings he has turned to such advantage in country after country, right wing or left. There is a remarkable clarity about this Pope: he believes that preaching the Gospel means promoting human rights, that Christ cannot be excluded from man's history anywhere in the world and that there is no future if the dignity of the individual is trampled upon. He remains as determined to rekindle Catholic faith and promote Christian values among the lingering...
...task of pacifying him, of explaining the situation, or occasionally making him see that he is asking for the impossible may be both hard and unavoidable. A familiar class-mate who rides his hobby horse into the office is likely to be attacked bodily, and dumped into a huge waste paper basket near the telephone box, provided enough editors are present. The most exciting of all the morning interruptions can be caused by an angry business manager, who comes waving a printer's bill for extra work...