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...poetic lyricism is absent on We Shall—the ultimate tragedy of the album. Darnielle’s poetry suffers from a lack of any coherence; it’s unclear by the end whether this is supposed to be a concept album or not. Some images recur (cargo ships in a harbor, broken electrical equipment, unearthed specters) but add up to nothing. Darnielle’s Homeric similes of albums past are gone, and the only extended metaphor—“I am a mole,” from the song “Mole?...
They determined that such a situation should never recur. With the abolition of the draft and the inception of the all-volunteer services, they saw the opportunity to create units that could be trained to the highest level, as long as the high quality of the entrants was guaranteed. The solution was found in the plan to offer enlistees free college education at the completion of their term of service--and the services found no shortage of recruits...
...sure that it will recur because I’m not sure that she’ll feel that she needs or wants to teach as part of her career future,” he said...
...many people it can be very interesting to see how these arguments recur and how so many of the ambiguities still exist,” Daniels says...
...long-term contract will also serve as some guarantee for Yale that labor strikes, which have plagued the university frequently over the last 35 years and twice within the last year, will not recur in the immediate future. The contracts are the longest ever negotiated with Yale workers...