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...team's fortunes plummeted as the carnival went on. The only positive aspect of the giant slalom on Saturday was the absence of a fall by a Harvard skier, but this plus was more than offset by the minus that the top finish was a 41st by Phil Duff. "It was quite demoralizing," Hubbard said...
Prodded by a desire to placate critics and offset the depressing effect of this winter's deep freeze, the Carter Administration last week unveiled a bigger-than-expected package of stimulus to spur the nation's economic growth. The program presented to Congress calls for pumping $31.2 billion into the economy over the next 20 months through a combination of tax cuts, including a one-shot $50 tax rebate for almost every American, and increased Government spending to reduce unemployment. The plan, which was estimated to cost $23 billion to $30 billion when it was first announced earlier...
...problem is not so much a change in cost as a change in consumption," Kaufmann said. "If we have a warm February and March, then we may offset this winter's consumption. But nobody's predicting that to happen," he said...
...resulting in student perceptions of unlike treatment; (4) the makeshift housing of about 200 upperclassmen and women in rooms distant from their Houses; and (5) a lottery assignment system which is criticized for being neither sufficiently "open" and comprehensible, nor sufficiently "closed" (pre-assignment or no-choice) as to offset the currently lopsided orderings of choice by students...
...Wright has voted counter to the Democratic majority that he must now lead no less than 30% of the time, as against a mere 6% for Tip O'Neill. To offset these political liabilities, Wright has precious personal assets. He is a good listener, ever ready to help his colleagues. When he chooses to speak 'out, he displays a good command of rhetoric. Wright has defined his future role as that of a builder of bridges between differing Democratic factions. With a ready smile below his high-flying eyebrows, Wright has a personality that wins him friends among...