Word: present
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...real mistake not to erase that blemishin some way while the council is still present,"said Bramson...
...dean will have to be strong enough to present a united front to Bok, who has twice intervened in Law School affairs in the last few years. Bok's actions, which included the first reversal of law tenure by a Harvard president, can bring no solutions to problems which must be solved by the faculty members themselves. The school needs consensus to avoid such clashes of power that in many eyes have raised profound governance questions...
USDA officials say that Roth's work was instrumental in helping them decide how to approach the growing cockroach infestation problem in Florida. "[The Asian cockroach] has a present potential to be a pest problem, so [Roth's] work is very significant in defining the pest problem," says Richard Patterson, research leader at the USDA's division on insects affecting man and animals...
...Upon presenting our Harvard IDs, which now display our birthdates, many seniors were informed by The Links Club management that this card did not constitute proper identification. When our class marshals were appealed to for intervention on our behalf, we were told by Radcliffe Marshal Frances Alice Peale, "You should have known that a Harvard ID card cannot be used outside the University. You always have to show a driver's license at a bar." Frances, as our elected representative, did not at first try to negotiate with The Links Club administration. Instead, she chastised us for our "misguided" assumption...
...What are the choices that one faces when one decides to enter the world of yuppiedom? He can present them and people can think about them as they wish. We wanted someone who knew the meaning of the word 'morality,'" Schwalbe said...