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...series chose its central preoccupation wisely. On paper, it would appeal both to snobs mourning the good old days and to libertarians rooting for the rise of the masses. The program's triumph was that things did not work out that way. Those who hitched on to savor the Bellamys' fall from grace remained to grieve and endure with them. Champions of the servants found it impossible to wish anything for them but the secure positions they were born to want...
There can be no time to savor the well-deserved victory over Boston College for the members of the Crimson hockey team. Even as Boston Garden employees scrape away the last traces of Monday night's ice, Harvard will be tested once again--tonight versus Cornell...
Tempted as they might be to savor the spectacle of open dissent within Communist ranks, the Christian Democrats and other parties are not congratulating themselves. They know that if the Communists cannot put across austerity measures to the workers, nobody can. For their part, the Communist leaders are unlikely to change tactics, despite the unrest. To start voting against the Christian Democrats on key issues would only guarantee the collapse of the government and could lead to another national election. Much of the electorate could blame the Communists for adding a political crisis to the economic one. Instead, Berlinguer hopes...
...contrast, a sensible modern materialist like Richard, who takes love easy and regards sex as an urge that can be indulged without guilt or passion, seems only half alive. Love and life, in short, gain savor from a sense of sin and self-denial. The stricture against eating the apple and the sword in Tristram and Iseult's bed are both powerful sharpeners of appetite. This is not artistic news, though the observation is now unfashionable. That being so, whether Marry Me is part apologia or all fictional serrmonette, one of its points could well be dismissed...
...with the committee; indeed, it borders on the libelous. Professor Anderson would do well to reflect further on the fairness of his committee's procedures as well as on the accuracy of its findings. Casting himself in the role of Lord High Executioner may add a Gilbert and Sullivan savor to a "gargantuan report" but does little to alleviate the shocking delays that have plagued Dr. Hartman's appeal to date. Francois C.D. Vigier Professor of City Planning and Urban Design