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...limited by geography, he noted. "Within Greater Boston, there is only a certain group which both meets our requirements and wants, for some reason, to live at home." The competition for admission is getting "stiffer and stiffer," Bender said, and "taking a much larger group of commuters would mean accepting less able and less desirable students than we can get elsewhere...
Perry explained last night that scores on Scholastic Aptitude Tests, which are for the most part "standard reading tests," have increased "enormously." This rise indicates skill in interpreting short passages, Perry observed, but it does not necessarily mean that students have the judgment and determination needed to complete a long assignment...
Marry. Is it possible? Oh no, I won't believe it. I won't let myself believe it. Don't mock me, I have been mocked so often. Can you mean it? You have such kind eyes. Don't say it unless you mean it. It is too good...
...intellectuals, the movie can mean the transcendence of the human spirit over the tragedies of man's existence, or might be interpreted as a resounding affirmation of salvation from our modern dilemma. Actually, it's about people who get up, fall on their face, and get up again...
Neville Chamberlain: "Always struck me as a rather cold fish. I mean he had a look on his face-a sneer. I don't know whether it was intended...