Word: prided
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...engine. If that engine stutters, the others grind to a halt. This is an old tale, but with a new twist to sober the Schadenfreudians: Europe's bankers and mortgage providers have been just as stupid and greedy as their American comrades-in-harm - and this in countries that pride themselves on having tamed the capitalist beast in the name of equality and social justice. So while the U.S. government has had to save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Germany has had to save Hypo Real Estate with $69 billion. Berlin has also guaranteed all private accounts to the tune...
...liaisons between their Houses and the committee, which is charged with organizing social events for this year’s seniors and maintaining the College community after graduation, according to Alexandra Monti, the senior class coordinator at the Harvard Alumni Association. House masters and House committee leaders cited House pride and communicative ability when asked about many of the representatives’ qualifications. “She’s a House patriot,” Kirkland House Master Tom C. Conley said of the House’s representative, Jennifer S. Love ’09. Conley added that...
...allow more people to feel like they can accomplish something,” junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor said. “Instead of saying ‘I want to be top 10,’ we want to do something everyone can take pride in, like winning the Ivy League title...
...right the development of a civil nuclear program as they see fit, meaning any carrots designed as a swap for that are regarded as illegitimate as the disuasive sticks," Hourcade says. "Each side has come to see denying the other what it's after as both a matter of pride as well as geo-strategic importance," agrees Billion. "The vital issue of nuclear development and use has been overwhelmed by the wider, habitual jousting between Iran and the West...
...fans witnessed an upset of equal proportions by their Big Red. Embarrassed after being smacked around by Yale in a 51-12 drubbing last season, Cornell’s defense unleashed a relentless attack that left five sacks worth of bruises on the Bulldog quarterbacks’ bodies and pride and stumped the great Mike McLeod, Yale’s juggernaut of a running back. The result was a 17-14 Big Red win and a dumbfounded look on the face of the Ivy League pundits.Predictions be damned.Having said that, here are mine:HARVARD...