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...come down to a choice between anupperclassman who has applied many times and nevergotten in and someone who has never appliedbefore, I will lean toward the person who hasapplied many times," McCorkle said. "I almostnever accept freshmen for that reason...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Creative Writing Courses' Demand Exceeds Supply | 2/8/1995 | See Source »

...what the food hucksters sell us is simply not good for our bodies. We need to learn to lust after fruits, vegetables, grains, lean meats and good health; only then will we lose weight and keep it off. If we have the right attitude, it will produce the right behavior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 6, 1995 | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

...suspects that Boyd complicates the plot for the pleasure of disentangling it in lean, lively prose. He also offers fascinating insights into pre-modern medicine and the mad dreams of the earliest aviators-presented not as set pieces but woven into the narrative. In all, typical Boyd-satisfying and baffling at once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMPLICATIONS | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

Konte wasn't the sole reason, however. Another player who has suffered through the lean, lean nights at the Bright Hockey Center is senior Ethan Early. Losing big here in the past is all the more tough for Early, since his father graduated from Harvard in 1968 and his brother Brian is a current junior...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright | 2/4/1995 | See Source »

Ralph Crosby, Northrop vice president for the B-2, says CBO's historical analysis can't predict the cost of the next planes because ``we now have a firm, fixed-price offer'' pending at the Pentagon. ``It's based on lean production techniques,'' Crosby says. The 11,000 people working on the first B-2s, for example, would be trimmed to about 3,600 for the second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A FLYING BOONDOGGLE | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

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