Word: kept
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Although Reeves operated with a heavy hand, he generally kept the School Committee united. By contrast, some say, Russell's hands-off style allowed tensions to surface...
...Both sides of my family went through terrible times during the Depression. Dad felt you would do well if you worked hard," Brokaw recalls. "But they did all the right things and kept their values intact.... A life that was lived well was a reward in itself...
...wasn't able to stay away from climbing. Continuing her commitment to the sport, she kept climbing at least twice a week while writing her senior thesis in history. She says climbing gives her something to look forward...
...Lampoon, a semi-secret Bow Street social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine, also returned to peacetime after the wartime effort. During the war years, the 'Poon kept its publication up with a barebones staff and reprints of material, managing to send one issue to every Harvard student serving in the military...
Class distinctions were strongly marked. The sons of wealthy and socially-prominent families kept mostly to themselves. They could be glimpsed entering and leaving their clubs, wearing expensive suits of conservative cut, or, after dark, evening clothes. And frequently they could be seen at lectures, earning the three Cs and a D they needed to stay off academic probation...