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...will not be pleasant to hold power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Once More to the Polls | 3/27/1978 | See Source »

...opposition to a clause in a rough draft of the constitution to provide special seats in the assembly for representatives from campus minority organizations, the minority organizations mobilized to neutralize this anti-affirmative action sentiment. The convention members first reacted to this flurry of activity with a sort of pleasant amazement that the convention had finally provoked a response from the students, even a somewhat negative response. Having nearly 90 students show up for a convention meeting--most of which in the past had barely managed to keep a quorum--was, at Harvard, an accomplishment in itself. A sense...

Author: By J. WYATT Emmerich, | Title: Convention Faces Apathy and Distrust | 3/21/1978 | See Source »

...ideas cascade from his mouth, almost drowning those who are not used to swimming in such icy waters. He abjures possessions and sleeps only an hour or so at a time, waking constantly to continue his work. Only Schlöndorff and Von Trotta, who live in a pleasant walk-up in one of Munich's oldest quarters, maintain what might be regarded as a normal life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Seeking Planets That Do Not Exist | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

Since spring vacation begins next week, Laura has decided that the St. Louis climate really is pleasant and there are many places there to visit. Other than the Budweiser Brewery, Bill can't think of any reason for going to Missouri...

Author: By Bill Ginsberg and Laura E. Schanberg, S | Title: The Spirit of St. Louis | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

...first time Adams introduces contemporary humans into his fiction. In a preface he distinguishes the ones who are "pleasant" from those who are "unpleasant." This criterion is useful when planning a dinner party but not quite up to the demands of a lengthy novel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Puppy Love | 3/13/1978 | See Source »

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