Word: proof
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Delaney points to the fact that Tufts President John DiBaggio intervened personally in the admissions process to approve admission for Grant as proof that she is being treated differently...
...genial economics concentrator could have the phenomenal season he had, but one need only survey his numbers (101) rushing yards total, six games over 100 yards, 11 touchdowns) and awards (Ivy League Rookie of the Year, ECAC I-AA Rookie of the Year, Second-Team All-Ivy) for proof. The classic north-south runner is just the second man in school history to top 1000 yards in a season...
...National Republican Senatorial Committee, which plans to raise and spend $65 million during this election cycle to help extend Republican dominance of Congress into the next century. A not-unthinkable gain of six seats in the Senate next year would give D'Amato's party a filibuster-proof, 60-vote majority--and the kind of steamroller momentum that Newt Gingrich enjoys in the House...
...luggage contained guns, grenades and a bomb. Technological glitches wreaked havoc not only in Fremont but also in Miami, where an air-traffic-control center lost power for an hour because of a lightning strike. Both sorts of delay no doubt enraged stranded passengers; but slowdowns are usually proof of caution. Says Linda Hall Daschle, the FAA deputy administrator: "In every case, priority No. 1 is the safety of the flying public. We will sacrifice efficiency for safety's sake...
...stop Serb atrocities in the "safe areas'' without losing much human life [BOSNIA, July 31]. But it does not want to do so because that would ultimately lead to the creation of a Muslim state. The West's opposition to lifting the arms embargo on Bosnia is another proof of the hidden motives of Western powers. FAIYAZ AHMED Chetpet, India...