Word: preferments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While declining to close any doors, Graham said that he would prefer to have a member of the Faculty replace the Senior Tutor...
...there the prospect of a relationship or casual sex in mind, or is degrading a stranger the entire thrill? I wish I knew the answer. I also wish that men didn't think this behavior or any other of their stunts make them charming. They don't. I prefer a gentleman...
...while Campos acknowledges the fear thatstudent groups will set up a quota system fortheir membership, he says he would prefer toremain idealistic...
...rest of Africa. "We learned from the bad experiences of others," he says, "what is bad governance." He and his countrymen are determined to do better, on their own. "We are not rich; we do not have many resources; we are affected by things we cannot control. But we prefer to face our problems ourselves. If you teach someone to fish, instead of giving him fish, then he has a sustainable future." He turns his nearly impassive face toward the reporter. "This is difficult for people; it takes a long time," he says. "But in the long term, success...
...People who get knighted or made a Dame tend to be very old and wobbly. It's a tradition in England to wait until people are too old to do anything else. These people are not finished. It's appropriate that they have not been knighted. Many may prefer to be slighted rather than knighted...