Word: preference
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...supposedly in some southern portion of actual Iran, but then I never exactly aced geography, so who knows?). NBC’s entirely dedicated to this phony election. Boasting fully interactive campaign sites for each candidate, the network is also conducting some primitive polling to determine which candidate viewers prefer, with some internet sites even breaking the numbers down by demographics too. It’s all a bit over-the-top, and it’s unclear what purpose all this attention to detail serves, other than to confuse poor viewers like me. But I’ll tell...
...Crimson bench finally exhaled. “It’s a game we can learn a lot of lessons from,” said Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91, whose team has watched late leads evaporate in three consecutive contests. “I prefer to learn my lessons as [we] win, [rather than] lose.” The No. 19 Crimson (4-2-0, 3-2-0 ECAC) went up 2-0 in the first period on power-play scores sparked by sophomore Paul Dufault. Just past the 16-minute mark, the forward battled along...
Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I prefer older women...
...circumspect world of French politics, Sarkozy's wife Cecilia dumped him for another man last summer and is about to publish a tell-all book. "France is a conservative country," says political scientist Dominique Reyni, "and Sarkozy causes conflict and perturbation at every turn." France may prefer its politicians decorous, its weekends long and its conflicts discreet. But after the shocking depredations of recent days, Sarkozy is betting that his compatriots are ready to get tough...
...party.” Jones said that many of the events that Mather House sponsors involve drinking, such as their bi-monthly happy hours, and that this event was intended for students who wanted an alternative to going out to parties. “There are some people who prefer to stay in and watch a movie,” co-president Ryan J. “Trini” Abraham ’06 said. “We’re going to have clean fun: no alcohol and no seven minutes in the closet...