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...exacting round of obligations in which any spontaneous word or gesture will probably land him in trouble. Novelist Allan Massie, who is also a royals observer, points out that as Prince of Wales, William will have maximum opportunity to let slip things he'll soon regret saying. While a monarch's speeches are cleared with the government of the day, the Prince of Wales is free--or freer anyway--to say what he thinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HERE COMES WILLS | 7/22/1996 | See Source »

...Sometimes I would see a class and I would just be scared of it," he says. "I do regret that in retrospect...

Author: By Nan Zheng, | Title: Socially Critical | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

Forbes believes that the University will not look back on its decision with fond memories. "In the not-so-distant future, a lot of people, alumni and administrators are going to look back at this whole episode with great regret and wonder how it could have happened...

Author: By Jay S. Kimmelman, | Title: Union's Renovations Create Controversy | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

When the Government Department decided to eliminate general exams as a requirement for an honors degree, we sighed but thought it was an aberration. When the History Department followed suit, however, we realized this was no isolated incident but an unfortunate trend.... We regret that two of Harvard's largest departments, in trying to make their requirements more palatable to students, are diluting their curricula...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Year in Review | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

Radcliffe will separate into two organizations in July.... In this reorganization, Radcliffe will be more powerful by focusing its energies more on what students and graduates need and what they can provide.... We...regret that a college which has had such a rich history in promoting the education of women will be disbanded, but the future is more important than tradition in this case...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Year in Review | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

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