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Like most foreign students, Nosrat-Mozaffari has had to come to terms with the differences between her own culture and those that prevail at Harvard. Many of the differences are superficial--the kinds of food they like, the side of the street for driving. But most of the foreign students who come here are prepared for this kind of culture gap; they are generally cosmopolitan and are ready to deal with different life-styles...
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was present at the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone for the project in 1951 but all deliberate speed continued to prevail. The building was not actually begun until 1969. However, in 1963, Laurence Olivier was officially appointed head of the National, with the company performing at the Old Vic. Without his towering prestige and his selfless devotion of ten years of his time, it is doubtful whether the idea would have ever become a reality...
...thought if he could swing a few faculty votes to his side he might ultimately prevail," the friend says. Pavlovich apparently realized plea bargaining was out of the question. He was "acutely aware that his was a precedent-setting case for loan fraud cases," the friend who spoke to him says, adding that Spiro "thinks he's got the whole world against...
However, to avoid embarrassment in its public disputes with workers, the University takes only those positions which it feels sure will prevail. Harvard is too smart, and, for that matter, too image-conscious, to be caught in a public forum with its legal pants down. As Powers explains, "We carefully examine our legal position before we take it; we generally can accurately predict what will happen in most cases...
...faculty informing them of the death of a colleague. That practice had been discontinued. President Bok recognized that some members of the Faculty might object to this decision, and he assured members that, although not sending out the cards would save a few thousand dollars, this economy should not prevail against strong sentiment in favor of continuing the practice. The President then went on to observe that in the past there had been certain deficiencies in the way in which the University officially recognized the death of a faculty member. The President's office had investigated the matter and discovered...