Word: presention
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Yeltsin?s prot?g? Sergei Kiriyenko sets about building a new government, the tycoon Berezovsky yesterday dealt Yeltsin a stunning political blow by being appointed secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States. ?From a standing start, Berezovsky in 10 days managed to persuade 11 presidents of former Soviet Republics to present Yeltsin with an unpalatable fait accompli,? says TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge. ?Berezovsky ran rings around Yeltsin...
...King of Sweden will present the award to Dziewonski and Anderson in a ceremony next fall...
...would like to present to members of the Class of '98 the same suggestion I have made to recent classes about what to do at Commencement about "Fair Harvard," which speaks only of "thy son" when half of those graduating are daughters...
...response to this electronic explosion, The Crimson needs to rigorously reexamine its policies to come up with a consistent, robust code of e-reporting guidelines. At present, glaring inconsistencies remain. For example, The Crimson's own Editorials Board refuses, on principle, to publish any e-mail letter without first confirming the content of the letter with the writer. Why should the News department allow itself to by any more lax? Granade allows, "Our standards must evolve in this area." With some conscientious thought into these evolving standards; hopefully the minimal guidelines will also be exacting enough to prevent stepping...
...Youth doesn't embrace the swagger and sexual bravado of mainstream rock. The band's lyrics are often deliberately remote, seeking to capture, through abstract imagery, the wildness of adolescence, the plight of junkies and losers, and the social frustrations that come with gender barriers. Sonic Youth's members present themselves not as saviors but as everyday sorts who happen to have instruments...