Word: preciousness
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...ubiquitous mother or father is more likely to get the nod. Parents who test teachers' nerves come in various types. Principals will often meet the demanding parent before the child is enrolled. This mother or father will have 20 questions along the lines of, Why should I entrust my precious child to you? "Just once," says a Sydney primary-school principal, "I'd love to say, 'Oh, and before you go, I have some questions for you. Are there any learning difficulties we should know about...
...four years at Harvard with both fondness and regret. I’ve made some great friends that will last a lifetime and grappled with new ideas that continue to challenge me. Yet there are occasions when I can’t help but feel like I wasted my precious time here. I could have worked harder, could have been more involved in various activities, could have left Harvard Square more than a half-dozen times per semester...
...meters down, the two boats were locked in a bow ball battle that had all the makings of a photo finish. Then Northeastern began another strong push through the 1,000-meter mark and took a few precious seats from the Harvard boat...
...thought they toned it down a whole lot this year,” said Precious E. Eboigbe ’07, who attended the event last year, the first time it was held at the hockey rink. It had been held in Lowell Lecture Hall in previous years, but was moved to accommodate larger audiences...
...party, that we have heard our last painfully moronic section discussion. Nostalgia and regret make a deadly cocktail. Over beers Friday night, a roommate and I lamented how quickly time seemed to be slipping away from us, lamented the time lost sleeping when each of our remaining hours seems precious. And then—for what will, with any luck, not be the last time—we went...