Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...administrators argued in court that the university had a right to maintain the "aesthetic appearance" of its housing by prohibiting signs visible from outside. The plaintiffs countered by calling witnesses who said that various objects, including neon beer signs and Confederate flags, had been allowed to hang in or outside windows for months...
Other students attend this sun seminar more regularly, going in once or twice a week to maintain their color. They do it on the sly for the most part, however, because they only want their nearest and dearest to know. "Everyone would laugh at me," says one junior woman who asked not to be indentified. "People don't understand...
Many Harvard students come here planning to try a host of extracurriculars and maintain a grade point average that will win them spots in Harvard Med or jobs with Morgan Stanley in four years. Many Harvard students change those plans...
...very thick pencil. But if the Israelis had a claim to Taba, reply the Egyptians, why did they make no attempt to retain it when they overran and then withdrew from the Sinai following the 1948 and 1956 wars? Papouchado favors a Solomonic solution, suggesting that the two countries maintain joint control of Taba and that he be allowed to run his hotel in peace...
...private donors be counted on to maintain such programs over the long haul? Sponsors of the Boston program have already collected $4 million toward their $5 million goal. The participating companies hope to raise an additional $150,000 to $200,000 annually. Says New England Life's Phillips: "That amount plus interest income from the $5 million will sustain the fund." Whether the Dallas program will be as well supported remains to be seen. By week's end about 30 still had no benefactors. But Elaine Farrell, a board member of STEP who helped bring Lang to Dallas, is confident...