Word: omit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...your demonizing of MIT fraternities, you omit the positive contributions MIT fraternities make to the community. My house runs charitable events and has never caused any disturbance to the community. This record is representative of MIT fraternities. You mention that Phi Kappa Sigma (PKS) was forced to cancel a party for the Leukemia Society of America after the firecracker incident, but neglect to mention that the MIT community had a rally to support PKS at which we raised over $10,000 to combat leukemia...
Ultimately, Foote suggests, FAS may omit the class from its course offerings because accounting isn't generally considered part of a liberal arts education...
...adding more seasoning to foods. But ignorance can be dangerous. "Some people undereat because food is so unpalatable that they've lost the desire," says Arlene Spark, coordinator of public health nutrition at Hunter College. "Others overeat because they're looking for something that tastes good." Still others omit important food groups, like vegetables, which to smell-impaired people can taste bitter. The dangers can be more immediate: many people in their 40s begin to lose their ability to detect mercaptans, the warning odors put into propane and natural gas, and may be unaware of gas leaks...
...Darling notes that people did not react badly to his decorating technique. "I think one person [commented]. He said, `Oh. You framed it.'" This year, the sophomore left the document at home, "in a folder with other certificates from high school." Darling laments the admissions office's decision to omit the piece of paper from this year's packets. "I'm surprised to see Harvard leave behind one of its traditions," he mourns...
...Darling notes that people did not react badly to his decorating technique. "I think one person [commented]. He said, 'Oh. You framed it.'" This year, the sophomore left the document at home, "in a folder with other certificates from high school." Darling laments the admissions office's decision to omit the piece of paper from this year's packets. "I'm surprised to see Harvard leave behind one of its traditions," he mourns...