Word: pleasingness
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Winning national championships and pleasing wealthy alumni are understandable aims. But if achieving these goals requires compromising Harvard's rigorous admissions standards and trampling all notions of justice and fair-play, then we are content to do without them.
The biggest disappointment for Democrats in last week's generally pleasing election results was Harvey Gantt's loss to Jesse Helms in the North Carolina Senate race. Gantt apparently was leading until near the end, when Helms unleashed TV ads focusing on affirmative action in general and Gantt's own...
Find a strong issue and make money unimportant. In one of this year's strongest surprise showings, little-known Republican challenger Christine Todd Whitman almost unseated Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.) on a wave of anti-tax hysteria, fueled by the unpopularity of Democratic Governor James Florio. Whitman's...
"One of the most pleasing parts of this season was the leadership of John Shue," Getman said. "His perfomance game-in and game-out and his attitude could not have been better. Every single game we've played, he's been the best player on the field."
Life must be sweet to Emilio Pucci. There can be few satisfactions more pleasing to a designer than to savor success twice, to lead fashion's promenade after years on the shelf. A quarter-century ago, Pucci introduced bodysuits in vivid geometric patterns. They became a chic international uniform for...