Word: leanness
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...than most, they mix common human altruism with much selfish silliness. But kindness, though common, resist lumping with the ridiculous mediocrity of Kahn's patrician materialism. As Whitney wrote in 1979, his philanthropic foundation helped those who "have lived with adversity in the form of poverty or discrimination. They lean toward a practical vision of helping friends and neighbors work together on common and immediate problems rather than toward grand plans for social change." Generosity balances the pettiness of affluence, although it does not excuse it. Just as we cannot buy greater personal warmth by admiring cold money, so private...
...Everybody has the same story," said Tom Hawk, the director of the overflowing United Nations-sponsored refugee camp at Mocoron, Honduras. "You hear it again and again." The camp is in a muddy meadow of thatched lean-tos surrounded by jungle. It has become home for 5,100 Miskito Indians who fled across the border into Honduras. Another 3,000 to 5,000 are expected in coming weeks. Food shipments are infrequent, and many of the refugees had not eaten in three days when Willwerth visited...
...October 1972, I forwarded to Nixon a memorandum from Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird urging secret contacts with Egypt to take advantage of Sadat's expulsion of the Soviets and to move closer to the Arab position. Nixon sent me the memo with a note: "K-I lean to Laird's view. The conduct of the American Jewish community on the Soviet visa problem clearly indicates they put Jewish interests above U.S. concerns. This we cannot...
Harvard record-holder Liane Rozzell--who returned to competition only recently--has a shot at taking high jump honors this afternoon, but Princeton's Sarah Chang will pose a stiff challenge Last weekend the lanky and lean Tiger was the tri-meet's only triple winner, taking the hurdles long jump and high jump...
Among all the long, lean runners on the Harvard track team, one exceptionally large athlete stands out. When he takes his place at the start of each 500-yard race, one can't help but think that Coach McCurdy certain of victory, must be letting a shotputter enter the sprint. But as soon as the gun goes off, it becomes quite apparent this is no shotputter. With a smooth and effortless stride, he paces himself perfectly hanging back until the gunlap, and, quite often, blowing by the competitors to take first place...