Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...endeavor, but more than that, though he is not often available to students, when he is, he is totally devoted to them." In his Class Day speech Galbraith himself chose to "reflect on the 41 years that I have been at Harvard, or, as some of my colleagues would prefer, the 41 years that I have been frequently not at Harvard...
...move. "I consider it a very important act on the part of Israel. This gesture means we start the peace process again, although let us hope it is not simply a tactical move." An Egyptian diplomat observed approvingly that "until we are ready to sign a final peace, we prefer this kind of arrangement to a negotiated, signed, bilateral document. This kind doesn't have to be defended publicly by our government or by other Arab governments...
Humenuk says he is a little dissatisfied with the way the admissions process currently works. He complains about getting little assistance from other alumni who prefer the easier candidate interviewing to going into the non-traditional schools and trying to convince guidance counselors to encourage their kids to apply. And one of the single biggest obstacles he faces is little direction from the Harvard admissions office directors, whom he regularly asks to spend more time in Philadelphia recruiting in the unexamined schools. With the exception of a list of basketball and football players worth checking from the Athletic Office, Humenuk...
...said Harvard would prefer a "design review process" by community experts over the "inflexible" zoning restrictions. The community, however, wouldn't compromise and pushed for the zoning change to guarantee limits on land development...
Many of the elderly with more money prefer plusher living. An estimated 500,000 have bought or leased property in the "adult" or "retirement" communities that have mushroomed round the country, primarily in Florida and the Southwest, where the weather is warm and the cost of living relatively low. Most of these "villages," "cities" and "worlds" follow the lead of Arizona's Sun City (pop. 34,000) and exclude younger people; no one under 50 can buy or lease property there. Some residents like the segregation practiced in the gerontopolises, but the majority are more interested in the amenities...