Word: quested
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Like most Jews in America--like most people in America, for that matter--Israelis continually strive for a more comfortable, secure existence. But Jewish history shows that such a material quest is not enough to maintain religious liberty; it must also be accompanied by a struggle to maintain cultural identity for Jews to ensure their freedom in a non-Jewish world...
After college, the Taunton native travelled andstudied in France for a year before returning toHarvard in quest of his MBA. While attending theB-school, Jewett was a freshman proctor, and uponreceiving his MBA in 1960, became one of the firstsenior advisers to freshmen. From there he movedto the admissions office, where he worked for 23years, including 13 as dean...
Nearly four months ago, the Bruins came to Cambridge to square off against a Crimson squad that many coaches in the ECAC and around the country thought could challenge for the NCAA title. Harvard bounced Brown, 5-2, and its quest for the NCAA crown--which had eluded it by a single goal the previous season--began...
Ronald Reagan walked into the East Room last week with just the slightest hitch in his stride. The healing from his prostate surgery was almost complete. He stood as straight as ever. Beneath a huge banner, QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE, he gave the 200 assembled businesspeople a talk that was fully ripened Reagan, expertly read from two TelePrompTers...
While The Day Room can be faulted for what it tries to be, it cannot be faulted for its ultimate success--as a clever, witty series of surprises and startling situations. Larger issues aside, the inhabitants of the asylum and their quest for a better reality make for an intriguing psychological mystery. Gradually the audience realizes that it is witness to an elaborate game; but what kind of game, and who's playing, remain elusive questions...