Word: ratting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Matt's high school in Lexington was a rat race, where 12 of the 350 in his class came to Harvard. "My dad pushed me pretty hard academically in high school," Matt says. "But it was more like he told me what to do and then gave me the space...
...surface of a small polymer sphere and some lining cells on the inside. When he inserted the sphere in a dog's urinary system, the artificial bladder began to function like the real thing. Bioengineer Linda Griffith at nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology is doing similar work with rat-liver tissue...
...prolific and high-minded debate in these pages over Harvard's qualifying heat of rat races--recruiting--has unfortunately resolved little. More likely it has widened various gaps: between career-seekers and idealists, between capitalists and socialists, between those who now enjoy signing bonuses and those who are destined to become permanent fixtures on their parents' couches...
...coupled nirvana, Spoon says: ³First, become inspired.² Then move to bigger and better things: outdo your best friends¹ weddings, scoff at their wine suggestions and secure the jealousy of every other couple at the gym. Keep track of your own honey though; this cosmopolitan rat race takes no prisoners...
...having lunch with Buckwheat at the Home for Retired Racial Stereotypes in Hollywood last week when the Kingfish rushed in. "Holy mak'rul dare, Brother Buckwheat, a real stupid argument has erupted in Washington," he announced. "You better git dare rat away." "Dare I is," Buckwheat proclaimed, leaping up from the table and inviting me to follow. "It's stupid," he explained. "The Society for Turning Up Phony Issues and Diversions, a secret outfit dedicated to making us black folks look like fools by stirring up dumb racial controversies. I'm coming out of retirement to fight them...