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...pretty and witty women. His body tolerates terrific burdens. He wears out whole squads of secretaries. He talks down platoons of men who have hated and now love him. He is no umbrella-fancier, and he carries a cane not to support his 65-year-old body but to prod, strike and point with. He is persistent. The way he got the unwilling Lord Beaverbrook into his Cabinet was to call him up every two hours, day and night, for 36 hours. He knows no fear. During air raids, he often rushes into the gardens of No. 10 with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1939-1948: WAR | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...guarded and cared for. He or she will issue warnings about walking places alone, will constantly inquire about "safety," and may seem obsessed with health as well. "Have you been taking your medicine? Have you been eating enough fruits and vegetables? Have your allergies been bothering you?" they prod. Before a child leaves for the weekend, the Overprotective Parent must personally confirm all travel plans and require the student in question to call when he or she arrives at the pre-determined destination...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: Family Ties: When They Just Won't Let Go | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

...another decision to prod the Harvard community into action, the council voted to add its name to a list of signatories of a full-page advertisement promoting "rape awareness and prevention." The statement will appear in The Crimson this week...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: U.C. Funds 'Random Acts of Kindness' | 2/17/1998 | See Source »

...survive and to prosper, any community needsa newspaper. A community's newspaper will be itsvoice and its conscience: it will prod, it willprotest, it will expose, and it will complain; itwill report, it will explain, and it will givepraise when praise is due. It will notphilosophize, and it will be read. The communitywill support it, and it will keep the communityalive...

Author: By Michael Ryan, EDITED BY THE CRIMSON STAFF | Title: The First 100 Years | 1/24/1998 | See Source »

...PLAYERS] Alex D. Linz in for Macaulay Culkin; wr.-prod. John Hughes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: THE HOLIDAY STOCKING IS TOO FULL | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

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