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Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynx eyes droop, and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.'s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. "The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud." (V.G.); "But whether or not this is a good thing or a bad thing is difficult to say." (A.E.) Now one such might...
Byerly Hall officials spent 10- to 12-hour dayssix days a week for more than two months. Havingsifted through 4,588 early action applications,admissions officers were able to relax thisweekend "without feeling guilty," Evans said...
...either event, as they've said in another, better film, tomorrow is another day, and the president has several big ones coming up. So perhaps the best course is to kick back on Air Force One, relax, suspend disbelief, and take in the spectacle of Paul Newman as an Israeli freedom fighter in Otto Preminger's story of the founding of Israel, "Exodus". Time enough tomorrow to lobby. As the pharaoh says, "So let it be written. So let it be done...
...five years ago, Akio Morita--Mr. Sony--fell to the ground during a game of tennis. The co-founder and chairman of the board had suffered a stroke. He has since been in a wheelchair. This is particularly sad, as Morita had never been able to sit still and relax. At 72, he was playing tennis at 7 a.m. each Tuesday. I know this well because I would practice on the court next to him. My tennis, however, was very different from his. I played with an instructor, and if I was tired, I would just take a break...
According to Colvin, prefects should "relax the incoming students, take the pressure off and help them adjust...