Word: recent
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...court agreed. In a chatty decision written by 77-year-old Judge Learned Hand, the court gently deplored Schmidt's "moment of what may have been unnecessary frankness." But "recent investigations . . . have disclosed-what few people would have doubted in any event-that his practice is far from uncommon." It was necessary to consider "what people generally feel...
This paradox confronts the recent arrival, Dona Ana, who, as legend has it, retained her virtue at the expense of her father who was killed by Juan in a duel over the attempted seduction. Don Juan, a veteran in Hell, is seen to have profited by his earthly satiation with the life of the senses, and he is prepared to visit Heaven to achieve self-fulfilment. In analysis, it may be hard to see how this idea could ever be interesting in dramatic form. But the sparkling prose of the philosophic discussions is delightful for its wit, its audacity...
...Another recent source of university concern has been the reduction in the return on investment, for the rate of interest has been declining over a long period. Harvard suffered no serious drop in its total return on investment last year, but there remains the danger that the recession may suddenly worsen and thus take a bigger chunk out of investment income. However, the University takes comfort in its continued conservative investment policy. Harvard's capital is much safer than that of schools whose need for higher returns has made them switch to more risky investments...
John A. Finnegan '47, who composed the recent Holy Cross medley and who has done six such orchestrations for the hand, added the new number to the Crimson repertoire...
...Navy's star tackle, Whitmire, was injured in the first quarter against Army, and so it went down through the years. A case can be made against the Cadet elevens of recent years. I somehow feel that the numerous injuries to teams that play Army is not a preconceived plan, but merely a reflection of the dominant Military Academy theme that anything goes as long...