Word: prefereable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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BIRCH ("Tree") BAYH, c.f. rookie: Good fielder, covers a lot of ground, in fact seems to prefer everyone else's position to his own; has tried to organize a player's union which critics insist will be part of the AFL/CIO...
Like the Radcliffe woman, many Harvard graduates who remain in Cambridge feel strange about it, and many prefer not to talk for publication. Matt, who graduated in 1975, spent much of the fall living in a friend's room at Radcliffe and unsuccessfully looking for work. Now, in his small rented room near the Square, he says, "I'd rather not talk about it. I'm sorry, I'd just rather not." Susan, who's been living in Cambridge since she graduated in 1974, says she's not sure she wants to talk about it, either, but will call back...
...neither the courage nor the reticence to keep his mouth shut and persevere--Tamino's technique of closing his eyes worked much better. When Papageno learns he will not be allowed to enter the Order, he merely shrugs his shoulders and says that instead of wisdom he'd much prefer a glass a wine. He does get his Papagena; they are the picture of bourgeois happiness as they twitter and kiss and plan a large family...
...course, Sophy had just manipulated everyone else in the novel (for their own benefit) into matches she had dreamed up, and had set Mr. Rivenhall's life completely on end, but you can see why those of us who read Heyer prefer to keep it a secret...
WHILE THE TASK FORCE on College Life had good intentions in proposing a plan to randomly assign students to Houses before their freshman year, its suggestion has sadly missed the mark. The advantage of the present system is that it allows students to express their housing preferences and determines House assignments by an impartial lottery system. Not everyone ends up living where he or she would prefer, but most get one of their top choices. Any disappointment is spread in the fairest possible...