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...this imperfect world, most real problems don't have obvious solutions. The biblical teaching on homosexuality will continue to exist; so will a great many serious, committed Jews, who, looking within themselves, conclude in all honesty that their fundamental sexual nature runs contrary to this teaching. However great the tension, there must be a place for both within the Jewish community. I believe we can find...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reaffirming Personhood Over Jewish Legal Strictures | 5/21/1986 | See Source »

...lives in Paris but commutes to Tokyo for four monthlong visits each year. His clothes, which feature sharp lines and muted colors, have a worldliness that combines Eastern ease with Western tailoring. "I have tried to bring different cultures together," he remarks. Kumagai sees contemporary Japan as an imperfect blend of the traditional and the new: "I have tried to mix them the right way. In the '80s, many designers have tried to destroy balance. I wouldn't want to remove the real balance of the human body...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Showroom At the Top | 5/19/1986 | See Source »

...dancing in the opening number, though marred slightly by imperfect lighting, casts a magical spell which lasts for much of the show...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: Spring's Here and So Is Pippin | 4/30/1986 | See Source »

...issues, are a travesty towards this liberal ideal. In reality, though, Harvard as we are embarassed to say, seems to only permit expression of certain limited political views. It is our hope that with your newly elected staff of editors you might attempt to improve the the situation of imperfect editorial balance...

Author: By Brooks Ensign, | Title: One-Sided | 2/13/1986 | See Source »

...here's the bottom line: Rent control, imperfect though it may be, is the only mechanism helping to stabilize Cambridge as a well-integrated city with a mixed-income population. Councillor David Sullivan, and the other CCA candidates, know this. If they are re-elected, I hope they will work even harder to redress rent control inequities, and to complement rent control with other programs designed to preserve housing opportunities for residents of limited means...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rent Control, Yes | 11/2/1985 | See Source »

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