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...less competetive, Bright provides a more laid-back atmosphere...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: A Bruised Bottom Never Hurt Anyone | 2/23/1991 | See Source »

Michael Berry has only been the director of Harvard Dining Services for three weeks, but he has already earned a reputation for his laid-back style and emphasis on student input. Berry has been known to eat in the House dining halls, and says that he pays special attention to student input...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 2/8/1991 | See Source »

...funky superstar Harold Miner. The laid-back Inglewood native is California. He doesn't play much defense, doesn't fight through ticks, doesn't bang around the boards with the big boys, doesn't work up much of a sweat. He's lazy, but damn, he's good. Smoother than silk, smoother than a baby's behind--pick your own smooth simile. He can play ball. His off-balance jumpers look funny, but they hit nothing but net. He may not run much, but when he does, he's a blur. And on the rare occasions he decides...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: B-ball California-Style: A Different Kind of Game | 1/4/1991 | See Source »

Lauro Cavazos Education. The laid-back Secretary isn't helping Bush earn the title of "Education President." He keeps Reagan-like hours, drives himself everywhere (even on out-of-state trips) and is seen as overly dependent on his wife for advice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's Next Out the Door? | 11/5/1990 | See Source »

Unlike ordinary mail, letters and packages sent between embassies and their home countries travel through inspection-free systems of their own. Last week French authorities learned just how laid-back -- and lucrative -- such deliveries can be. Police investigators charged Patrick Schaller, 29, and Pierre Bessonat, 30, two law-enforcement officers stationed in Mulhouse, a town in northeastern France, with using the diplomatic mailbag for the illegal purchase and importation of arms from Lebanon; both formerly held security posts in France's embassy in Beirut. At least a dozen men had been implicated in the arms-trafficking affair, including embassy chief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France: Surprise Packages | 7/30/1990 | See Source »

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