Word: minore
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...personal note here: a minor reason for the imaginary Powers' revulsion is that Lentz and several colleagues cackle mercilessly over a newsmagazine's qualified praise for Operation Wandering Soul, the real and fictional author's fourth novel. This modified rapture (written in real life by this reviewer) pomposifies: "a prodigiously talented manufacturer of literary astonishments, which is not exactly the same as being a good writer, though he is that...
...that all Harvard sports teams are bad. There are many which are good--and a few which are legitimately great--but they tend to be the minor ones. The Crimson aggressively promotes the successes of Harvard men's and women's soccer, men's and women's squash, women's lacrosse, women's basketball, men's lightweight crew and softball, only to see the same studied indifference from the student body and the same kvetching from the athletes...
...service, attended by about 400 alumni and their guests, began with Bach's "Prelude & Fugue in A Minor" and a greeting given by Reverend Charles E. Carlston...
...Derek when there were some minor financial aid crises, but the one now and even more importantly the research issues is going to be a serious issue for the country," says Fred L. Glimp '50, vice president for development and alumni affairs...
These inconsistencies are minor, however, anddo not detract from the educational value orengaging charm of the work. The book remainsthought-provoking and highly readable...