Word: notch
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...each other about how little sleep we need. Relative degrees of lack of sleep constitute a main stain of Harvard casual conversation—something we can all “understand.” Peers, professors, and club leaders can sometimes reinforce this culture further by expecting top-notch work, accepting only grave illness as a reason for lateness or inadequate quality...
...Walter Reed shouldn't be punished for extending its top-notch medical services to soldiers longer than military hospitals have in past conflicts. A leading center for amputations and brain injury, it has achieved amazing breakthroughs and revived function and hope for soldiers who would have died in past conflicts...
...Brien’s contribution to student life, however, goes far beyond that of a top-notch House master. In her two years as deputy dean of Harvard College, O’Brien’s was among the loudest voices for improving student life in University Hall. Although her tenure at Harvard was brief—O’Brien was reportedly fired last summer largely due to internal politics—she made changes in student life at Harvard that will last for generations...
...there, and it hit my leg and went in. We’ll take it.”Brine’s 23rd score of the season—her eighth game-winning goal—capped a dramatic comeback for the Crimson, which was forced to notch three goals in the final period of regulation to avoid the upset loss.In all, the team scored four times in a 20-minute, 10-second span. “We got a little careless in the second period and dug ourselves a hole,” Stone said...
...Franken ’73 became the most recent entrant into the 2008 fray yesterday—though the liberal radio host and political satirist set his sights a notch lower than other early declarers...