Word: interruptive
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...company of romance in its incipient stage, studying for Janet is definitely a lot more fun. She and Donald interrupt their reading occasionally to talk about material in the books, to mix drinks, to change albums. At this point, Janet says she doesn't know what affect the relationship will have on her grades, "although it has slowed me down...
...student who decides to interrupt his or her course of study must have that decision ratified by the Administrative Board, a permanent body composed of the dean of the College and all House senior tutors. The University keeps no statistics on why students take time off, but a substantial number, if not a majority of those who do, do not consider themselves in serious difficulty at Harvard, either academic or personal. Most therefore, will do no more than discuss their plans with the Senior tutor of their House, and the senior tutor will then represent the student's case before...
When I attended talks in William James Hall, or gave them, I was disconcerted by the way one person spoke continuously. My vocal Berawan friends in Borneo never allow such a thing to happen; no one lectures them. I found myself aching to interrupt other speakers and tongue-tied when an audience stared mutely back at me. At the co-op, things were much more to my liking. Even at our most solemn corporate event--a full House meeting--it is hard for any speaker to hold the attention of the audience for long before suffering a barrage of interjections...
...promote, not these impersonal poems, but the two singles most like Mitchell's previous outpourings of love and love's conflicts. "In France They Kiss On Main Street" is a catchy song which revels in young love--"amour, mama, not some cheap display." The other single, "Don't Interrupt The Sorrow," appeals to animals if not to fight at least to rise; each distinctly narrated verse repeats the melody...
...Government. Kilson said he runs two miles every day that he can. "I started running for my health two months ago, but now it's a pleasure," he said, adding that running has become "compulsive" and that he "hates" to miss a day because of things like traveling that interrupt his routine...