Word: luring
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wonder, then, that three years later Harvard remains the only Ivy League institution not to have given any organized support to the growing, interdisciplinary field. It is also no wonder that the Women's Studies committee one year ago could not lure renowned literary critic Elaine Showalter away from an offer at Princeton, which--unlike Harvard--has already demonstrated its commitment to the field...
...time, Tartikoff was thought to be Silverman's Silverman: a hard-driving guy with a passion for the lowest common denominator. But as Tinker and Tartikoff discussed the multidimensional chessboard of prime-time scheduling, they realized they saw eye to eye on many things, especially the need to lure the handful of producers who could set NBC on the high road to success. In the process, according to Goldberg, "Grant brought out the best in Brandon, as an executive and as a man." Now 36, Tartikoff has become Tinker's tinkerer...
...detective who has served as bait. After a narrow escape, the culprit is revealed to be a police lieutenant gone bad. "I can smell 'em but I can't understand 'em," says a federal agent involved in the case, as Frey's lyrics chime in: "It's the lure of easy money/ It's got a very strong appeal/ It's a losin' proposition . . ." In a subtle and moving final shot, the agent drifts out of the frame to reveal Tubbs and Crockett comforting Trudy, the forgotten victim of this dirty but necessary operation...
...wonder, then, that three years later Harvard remains the only Ivy League institution not to have given any organized support to the growing, inter disciplinary field. It is also no wonder that the Women's Studies committee one year ago could not lure renowned literary critic Elaine Showalter away from an offer at Princeton, which--unlike Harvard--has already demonstrated its commitment to the field...
...other hand, the Strauch Committee recommended the retention of co-called merit awards designed to lure top students to Harvard. In addition, it urged that the GSAS continue to guarantee support for second-year students at the same level provided in their first year...