Word: length
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Unfortunately, nobody can really talk to each other around those mega-tables. The length of the square is so large that the person directly across from you sits in a different ZIP code. The closest thing friends can do to approach the old face-to-face intimacy of the single tables is to cluster around a corner of the square. But even this maneuver requires a good bit of neck agility. That new setup pushes people apart...
...Kielys emphasized the length of their tenure, noting they had "outlasted 10 senior tutors, hundreds of resident and non-resident tutors, thousands of undergraduate Adamsians, gallons of Earl Grey tea, mountains of brownies, and...three deans of Harvard College...
...They] talked at length with students and emphasized that the students should not hesitate to call on the university for anything they need," said Yale spokesperson Tom Conroy...
...seem standard. Maybe I've chosen a certain social circle and I can't point fingers at Harvard when I've willingly involved myself in it, but the very availability of such a life is fairly amazing. My first-year photos are of boys in tuxedos, girls in full length dresses and everyone sipping wine. I refuse to believe this is how the average 18-year-old on a college campus behaves. It is fun to dress up. It is fun to sip wine. But once we graduate, the worlds where there are formal dinners, teas and cocktail parties...
...created Mickey Mouse and produced the first full-length animated movie. He invented the theme park and originated the modern multimedia corporation. For better or worse, his innovations have shaped our world and the way we experience it. But the most significant thing Walt Disney made was a good name for himself...