Word: nay
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sterling P.A. Darling III `01 shrugged off nay sayers and did more than simply frame his certificate within a month of receiving it. His freshman year he brought it to Harvard and placed it right over his desk. "I just did it. When you get the admissions packet from Harvard, that's a tangible result." Darling doesn't understand why his fellow classmates did not do the same thing. "Most people once they arrive at Harvard lose the excitement," he says. Still, Darling notes that people did not react badly to his decorating technique. "I think one person [commented...
Dole's opponents have accused her of political grand-standing as head of the Red Cross. Other nay-sayers have accused her of being too much of a perfectionist, and not willing or able to make spontaneous decisions. Avery few on Capital Hill have accused her of being weak or against women's rights...
That is the sound of Dench understatement in action. When she appears onscreen as the regal, nay, godlike, Elizabeth--with skeletally white skin, burning eyes and all aquiver in that bejeweled and befeathered costume like some sort of monstrous dragonfly--multiplex audiences have erupted in cheers. With barely 10 minutes onscreen, she makes her terrifyingly omniscient Elizabeth pivotal to the film, with players and viewers alike perched breathlessly on her every word. Dench attributes this potency not to her own skill but to the deference the film's other characters show her. John Madden, who directed her in both...
...media type in America: the promise that Smith's entry into the race will persuade every other Republican to bypass New Hampshire and head straight for California, whose primary in 2000 will be held on March 7. Surely, surely the most populous state in the Union will absorb weeks--nay, months--of every candidate's time, once New Hampshire is off the boards. What does it mean if Mr. Smith runs? Instead of the frozen tundra of Manchester, the sandy beaches of Montecito; instead of a frozen glass of apple cider from Nashua, a fine Cabernet from Napa...
...year 2023, when this year's seniors return for their 25th reunion and recall the glory days of their Harvard experience, the diversity of background, culture, opinion and upbringing distributed among their peers will be foremost in their minds. Diversity is the apotheosis of today's Harvard experience--nay, of today's educational experience. But in the courts of law and public opinion, the opponents of affirmative action and diversity are winning a battle against these programs...