Word: second
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...pace quickens in the second act, which is saved by faster scenes and more entertaining song and dance. The White Knight (Tom Hale) does a rap to cheer Alice while the other actors dance. The final ensemble number, a "lobster dance" set to Beethoven, is funny and very original. The act drags only during a mainly unintelligible "Jabberwocky Battle," which leaves the audience guessing at its multi-lingual signifigance...
ACCORDING to the October 16 issue of U.S. News & World Report, Harvard-Radcliffe ranks third among national universities. This came as quite a shock to an acquaintance, a "Harvard man" if ever there was one. He's not used to being second-best in anything; third is simply anathema...
While out-of-court settlements may seem a second-rate solution to issues as important as constitutional ones, liberals should accept this new strategy as the only way to preserve vital rights, at least until the composition of the Supreme Court changes again...
...Second, liberals will find that settlements provide only a temporary and occasional solution to these problems. As time passes and judicial conservatism becomes ingrained in our legal system, acceptable settlements may become harder and harder to negotiate. If a company guilty of discriminatory hiring practices is threatened with a lawsuit, it might prefer to go to trial if the courts consistently rule against affirmative action...
...Second Time Around...