Word: imperfect
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...next male class of U.S. gymnasts. But for Peter Vidmar, 23, Bart Conner, 26, Mitch Gaylord, 23, and the rest of these new heroes in white, the team victory over China was an occasion for unrestrained celebration. If the hockey upset of the Soviets in 1980 is an imperfect analogy?and it is?the feeling inside the arenas was similar. Until now the men of this sport have drawn less attention than the women, an inequity Conner can explain in a single word: leotards. But a Nadia Comaneci's or Olga Korbut's influence may have been triggered for boys...
...attitude in life is that it's a very imperfect world, and I don't see that it's Harvard's role to be overly moralist," Cabot says, adding that the more Harvard is confined in terms of what companies it can invest in, the lower he feels return on endowment will be--and the less money for scholarships, faculty salaries, and construction there will...
...Past Imperfect, Collins...
...seems to substitute a box score for a mind, has trouble realizing that much weight is also given in the presidency to optimism good cheer, obvious enjoyment of the job,grace,personal kindness,decisiveness,boldness,individuality and other rather misty elements. They add up to leadership, which is always imperfect but nevertheless creates a national momentum and vitality...
NONFICTION 1. Eat to Win, Haas (1) 2. Motherhood, Bombeck (2) 3. Nothing Down, Allen (4) 4. Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do!, Schuller (3) 5. Past Imperfect, Collins (5) 6. First Lady from Plains, Carter 7. Balls, Nettles and Golenbock (6) 8. More from Your Wok, Better Homes and Gardens (9) 9. Caveat, Haig 10. Putting the One Minute Manager to Work, Blanchard and Lorber...