Word: occurred
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have kept their virginity in a closet. When I got into Harvard I told myself I wouldn't have to worry about any pressure to have sex. I saw Harvard as an opportunity to live as a male virgin without worrying about the sexual peer pressure that would occur at other, less enlightened campuses. I was wrong: the overbearing machismo is very much alive at our fair campus...
...most incidents occur when no one is around. "Two break-ins occurred between 4:30 to 5 a.m. and the rest could have occurred at any time overnight," said Bruce...
...override a veto. An opportunity to renew the debate opened up after after Ron Fitzsimmons, the executive director of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers who was frequently used to support President Clinton's assurances the procedure is uncommon, said he lied about just how often the abortions occur. The admission, the GOP believes, gives the bill new life by making it clear the practice, anathema to the public, is more readily performed than previously believed. Republican optimism was high the revelation would encourage Clinton to reverse his opposition to the bill that he vetoed last year. Because...
...American teenagers should not be forced to choose between having friends and achieving academically," Steinberg said. "Changes will occur when communities decide that the marquis outside their high schools should celebrate the academic achievements of their students rather than their athletic success...
...understand difficult concepts and expose them to viewpoints that they otherwise may never have considered. For a university that takes pride in its ability to provide a setting in which students with diverse backgrounds can share their experiences, intra-section debate is an invaluable asset. But such debate cannot occur when section sizes exceed 20 students. Voices struggle to be heard over one another, and the constant commotion eventually forces teaching fellows to transform their sections into lectures or question/answer sessions...