Word: loses
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...year? It may be a publicity bonanza for a state that most Americans aren't all that curious about, it may do wonders for the state's creamed-chicken industry, but do we need to spend all of 1995 reading those same handicapping stories (RACE IS DOLE'S TO LOSE, SAY INSIDERS, BUT GRAMM NARROWS GAP) and Sunday think pieces (IS PRIMARY CAMPAIGN TOO LONG AND EXPENSIVE?) decrying the shallowness and mendacity and flummery...
...Barings outposts outside Britain, passports were being confiscated, properties frozen, company credit cards rescinded, salaries withheld-just as tax time approached. "We were a bank with a crest, not a trademark," said one Hong Kong employee in dismay. Indeed, Barings was one of the Queen's banks (she could lose as much as $1 million), and the founding family currently boasts five different hereditary peerages, more than any other English clan since the Middle Ages. The Princess of Wales is a great granddaughter of a Baring. But last week control of Barings plc appeared to be going to the Dutch...
Harvard students who are currently in sections with graduate students argue that the presence of graduate students causes sections to lose their main function: to help students. They feel that graduate students are often domineering in section discussion. Because of this domination, undergraduates feel intimidated from expressing their opinions or arguing with other students. This fear of discussion in a section causes a lack of essential and beneficial undergraduate interaction. Thus, nothing is gained by undergraduates from the section. It has simply turned into a forum of exchange for graduate students and teaching fellows...
...right-wingers and resentful whites step up the attack on affirmative action, it's easy to lose sight of the reasons why some liberals and Blacks oppose--and should oppose--racial preferences...
...good as Jacques, maybe even better. Kudos to you. However, I agree that jumping George in public may not be all that great an idea. Of course, this could be cool, but otherwise wait to get home. If you're having trouble controlling your urges there are ways to lose the mood. Try thinking about dead puppies. Or Newt Gingrich...