Word: lesses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Robinson said if the measure had taken effect on April Fool's Day, "the legislature and the governor would have been a damn laughing stock." He said he believes high school and college students would be less likely to protest the drinking age hike in June, when they are not in school...
...Harvard estimates the one-time costs at $5-15 million. But even the "low" estimate of $5 is based on inflated brokerage commissions. Moreover, no one is calling for instantaneous divestiture; if the stocks were sold over a period of a year or so, the cost would be considerably less. In any case, Harvard normally turns over 20-30 per cent of the portfolio each year. More realistic estimates, based on Stanford University's figures for one-time costs, lead to a sum under $1 million...
...sound that Mingus gets out of his large and motley horn section is, for want of a much better word, "sloppy" in just the way he must have wanted it. He often spoke longingly of the days when the music was less complex and the musicians less literate, when he would teach each player his part by rote--he said that that music swung more than written music ever could. At its best, this band is free and sensitive; Mingus's rhythms and harmonies are felt as well as understood. At times, the sound is thick with instruments, over-reaching...
Number two Scott Walker, the only Crimson player to take his match in straight sets, totally dominated Adam Brock. Pulling ahead early, he used his patented service return to break Brock's serve repeatedly and finish him off in less than an hour...
Fortunately, Mr. Yates is alive to tell his story. A less experienced or less lucky individual might have met a quite different fate. I found it most significant that Mr. Yates stated he would discourage anyone else from attempting a similar climb. I fear, though, that because of the publicity Mr. Yates has received, the end result may be just the opposite. Joshua L. Sheinkman...