Word: possessed
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...their criminal record for going to a party and drinking,” he said. The bill would also amend Massachusetts’ laws to make it illegal for those under the age of 21 to consume alcohol. Currently, it is only illegal for people under 21 to transport, possess, or purchase alcohol but not to consume it. —Staff writer Virginia A. Fisher can be reached at vafisher@fas.harvard.edu...
...because there’s a certain timelessness to sports, baseball especially (the designated hitter is its only major innovation in the past century), that I cherish. The takeout slides brings us back to the days of Ty Cobb; the chin music evokes Bob Gibson. The game continues to possess its hallowed habits and ancient mysteries, unscripted, handed down orally, through the generations.—Staff writer Jonathan Lehman can be reached at jlehman@fas.harvard.edu...
Some may minor because they possess a genuine interest in the field. But others—arguably the larger group—at Harvard are the competitive ones. They will see the addition of a secondary field on their transcripts as a plus for employers, who will be impressed that they have made the most of their Harvard experience. People will add secondary fields because everyone else is adding secondary fields...
...even as I walk around the weight room and mix in sets with many of the major leaguers, I find that none possess superhuman strength. They are essentially normal. If their faces were not constantly displayed on ESPN they would be hard to distinguish from anyone else; this is especially true for many of the pitchers, who tend to be on the flabby side. One player in particular, thirteen-year veteran and Indians closer Bob Wickman (6’1 240 lbs.), could easily pass for a regular local patron at the Hong Kong, perched on a bar stool next...
...recast the strategic balance in the region in Iran's favor, to gain stature and recognition of the Islamic Republic as a powerful geopolitical player. A history of invasions has left Iran wary of its neighbors, especially now that it is encircled by countries that possess atom bombs--Russia, Pakistan and India as well as Israel. Now that U.S. troops occupy two next-door states, Iran's leaders see the nuclear card as a way to buy security guarantees for the country and survival for the regime. It wants Washington to stop pushing "regime change" and accept the existence...