Word: lifeblood
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...hoards of curious undergrads and the promise of special events. The live music helped to make last weekend an unqualified success, as one hopes it will continue to do for years to come. But this discussion must reach for loftier climes and address the Pub’s lifeblood: its beer. The bar serves Harpoon IPA, Guinness, and Bud Light, among others, in two-dollar pints. Also on tap is house beer Harpoon 1636, which project manager Zachary A Corker ’04 rightly referred to as a “truly ambrosial brew.” It?...
...assumption proven in Sunni minds by events of recent years that they will be oppressed, or worse, in a Shi'ite-dominated Iraq, many Sunnis are willing to tacitly or actively support violence by Sunni militants and terrorists. So, the militants have the popular support that is the lifeblood of any insurgency because it allows fighters to camouflage themselves in the civilian population. Political sentiment in the Sunni communities leaves the U.S. military and the Shi'ite-dominated Iraqi government forces largely unable to procure the intelligence required to isolate and destroy their hidden tormentors in Baghdad...
...Joseph A. Schumpeter were alive on commencement day, he would no doubt be surprised: The sight of Bill Gates speaking from the steps of Memorial Church to a sea of crimson would puzzle the Austrian economist and former Harvard professor. Schumpeter had predicted that entrepreneurs like Gates, though the lifeblood of a market economy, would only find hostility in halls of academia...
...individual essays eventually became one of the defining features of the journal and were grouped under the banner, “The Intellectual Situation.” Despite having similar interests, the editors rarely agree completely with each other. In fact, argument and debate have proved to be the lifeblood of the journal. “Things would get really ugly,” says Greif jokingly, describing the debates between the editors. “The key thing is we always stand behind the piece even when somebody else would write it differently. There usually are many attempts...
Freshman admission is the lifeblood of the university, but transfer students will get as much out of their time here as any other student—indeed they may get more out of their experiences here as a direct result of their experience at another college. Ideally, a rough parity should be maintained between freshman and transfer admission rates. These applicants for admission should be considered on their merits and their ability to contribute to the Harvard community...