Word: preciousness
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...receive over 50,000 unlicensed analogies, including “the Harvard of dog-training schools,” “the Harvard of county jails,” and “the Harvard of Hair,” which all employ that precious trademark to indicate the acme of some discipline. No doubt this gives the good people at the Trademark Program troubled dreams and indigestion, but the fact remains that Harvard is already a global brand, and its name long ago jumped the Trademark Program’s semantic fences...
Something equally precious for this group, it turns out, is time together. So, in a rare moment of synchronicity, what do three women who run a $4 billion company discuss? The clothing bills. And the day they all wore Marni...
Harvard is as much—if not more—a culprit as any other institution, its students so dedicated to extracurricular activities and internships that the prospect of departing Harvard for a precious semester is more frightening than thrilling. Close friends of mine asked me quite seriously if going abroad would be worth “missing out on” a semester at Harvard. Several others asked me what harm would be done to my “leadership positions” if I skipped town for seven months. There is genuine fear of studying abroad...
...mean, I feel really blessed even to have had the opportunity of disappearing on an island or something and not seeing anybody for weeks. It makes me somebody that somebody else could live with. That's another thing, when you talk about the environment and how precious it is: it makes us better people...
...chutney and a splash of red tamarind sauce, and garnish of sliced onions. I try not to think of the beads of sweat forming on his forearms and making their way down into my lunch. I pay him and take the plate, careful not to spill any of the precious liquids. At the very first bite, with the spices exploding in my mouth, I find myself breaking into a sweat that banishes all thoughts of hygiene and healthy eating. I resolve to return for the paneer ke chille (cheese-stuffed pancakes) advertised on his movable stall and move...