Word: particularized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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HARVARD STUDENTS did themselves proud last week. By allowing William K. Coors, the controversial chairman of the Adolph Coors Brewing Company, to address and defend himself before a filled Science Center lecture hall, students in general and campus activists in particular went a long way toward repairing Harvard's damaged reputation as a bastion of free speech and an exemplar of the open exchange of ideas...
...worry about any particular player or any particular line, though," Hammond added. "You've got to be concerned about everyone on Harvard's team. We need to slow them down and stay out of the [penalty...
...They don't have one particular player you have to look out for," Taylor added, "but they always play tough. They have a good coach. He knows what kind of talent they have and he knows...
...before slipping back to close the week at 2235.24. The market's reaction was in direct contrast to its performance after the Boesky revelations last November, when it plunged briefly as investors dumped speculative takeover stocks. This time, big institutions and foreign investors evidently believed the scandal poses no particular threat to their current strategy of snapping up basic industrial stocks, which the buyers think will be helped by a growing economy and a falling U.S. dollar. Says Byron Wien, a stock strategist for the Morgan Stanley investment firm: "The continued strength of the market shows that most investors...
Among the afflictions of old age, Alzheimer's is a particular affront. The degenerative mental condition, which affects some 2 million people in the U.S., robs its victims of their dignity and renders them helpless. They become confused, lose track of time and are eventually unable to recognize spouses and other loved ones. Physiologically, Alzheimer's manifests itself in the form of abnormal protein deposits in the brain. But the reason these insidious tangles and plaques build up remains unknown...