Word: limits
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lectures, readings, problem sets, labs, and papers in perspective before the final exam asks them to make sense of it all. Reading period is also a last chance to study readings that felt by the wayside and might otherwise go unread. By subverting this valued Harvard institution, professors only limit the possibilities for thoughtful reflection and thorough exam preparation...
...Fischer, who beat Russian Boris Spassky for the world title in 1972. Fischer fiercely objected to the 24-game system then in use, which scored a half-point for a draw and permitted a champion to win merely by drawing every game. Fischer insisted that there should be no limit on games; a champion should have to beat his opponent decisively, not coast to victory...
...caring for an end to apartheid, while deriving economic benefits from the profits American companies make because of the apartheid laws. Thus, the University lacks credibility when it calls for reform. One must also wonder how hard Harvard is willing to push for reforms, if those reforms will ultimately limit the return on its investments...
...only racquetmen who dropped games to the Big Green were David Segal at number eight (who lost a 15-14 tiebreaker in the third game of his 3-1 victory over Chris Hunt), and fifth ranked Joe Dowling (who was taken to the limit by Dartmouth's Tom Kong...
Along the way, a near feudal system has grown up on Southern tobacco farms. To limit production, farmers were given strict growing allotments. These lucrative allotments are hereditary; most owners, who now include stockbrokers and car salesmen, as well as widows and retired farmers, lease them out for up to $1,500 an acre...