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Although he attributes much of his success to hard work, he does not overlook the influence of his coaches...
Every one of us is a representative of Harvard from the day we accept admission. People who don't care how the representatives of their school perform in competition or otherwise overlook the fact that these people--athletes, musicians, debaters, alumni--provide an image, positive or negative, that is projected upon them as Harvard women and men. Of course, it would be unduly embarrassing for Harvard to be an athletic powerhouse if athletes were seen as ignoramuses...
...quiet authority -- only by the suddenness with which she has steeled herself to her new role, transforming herself in 30 months from a self- effacing lady to a self-confident leader. Yet those who have just met her are often so disarmed by her softness that they overlook her ability to act with decisiveness...
...conflict between personal loyalty and public policy becomes even more vexing when it comes to Aquino's own large family. If ever the President moves, as promised, to redistribute national wealth, she can hardly afford to overlook the wealth of the Cojuangcos. More troublesome still are the activities of her younger brother and close adviser Jose ("Peping"), who has been accused of reaping personal profits from two new casinos in Manila...
...UNITED STATES has shown a disturbing tendency to overlook the Israeli government's increasingly antidemocratic activities in the interest of "strategic cooperation." True, Israel is the United States' staunchest ally in the region, and abuses are hardly as serious as in other countries in the Middle East. But we should expect better from a state founded in response to intolerance--one that for so long was a model of principled government...