Word: major
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...major factor in Harvard-Radcliffe relations, however, did not escape The Crimson's or Harvard's attention--the controversy over joint instruction in classes. In the fall of 1950, 267 members of the Class of 1954, and the approximately 700 other Radcliffe students in the preceding three classes, were able to enroll in all Harvard courses except five: Mathematics 1, Astronomy 1a, Economics 1, Social Relations 1a, and Music 1. In following years, women were also allowed to enroll in these courses...
...about time a major nation has realized the potential of a woman. Congratulations, Margaret Thatcher...
...tragedy was the seventh major accident involving the DC-10, including the Paris crash, which was later attributed to the loss of a cargo door while in flight...
...mile coastline is on the direct sea route from Europe to Asia; the country's northern tip overlooks the preferred deep channel of the Strait of Hormuz, 40 miles wide at its narrowest, through which pass half of the world's oil tankers. Says a British major on contract duty with the Oman army: "One battery of artillery or missiles on the Omani side of the strait holds life or death power over the passage...
...this season, six shows have closed after opening night on Broadway, with five more flopping in their first or second week, a record number since World War II. The mortality rate on Broadway makes casino gambling look like a sound investment. The average million that goes into a major musical and the $500,000 or so that is put up for a dramatic production are lost if the show fails. Because of the huge sums of money involved in Broadway productions, there is often a doctor in the house-waiting in the wings to minister to a collapsing show...