Word: seed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...student group that was negotiating to bring Elvis Costello to campus for his upcoming concert. James Chung, manager of the Student Production Association, an affiliate of the Undergraduate Council, at that time told The Crimson that the agreement guaranteed repayment of the loan, which would be used as seed money to attract corporate sponsorship for the Costello concert...
...intended as an act of generosity. The Church World Service, a branch of the National Council of Churches, wanted to help Southern farmers still suffering from last summer's drought. So the group has shipped nearly 6 million lbs. of corn seed to about 5,000 cash-strapped farmers in eight states...
...million shipment has sown a heap of controversy. Some federal and state officials have charged that the free seed from the North may not be suitable for Southern soil. The Federal Crop Insurance Corp. warns that farmers who use the seed against Government advice could be declared ineligible for benefit programs. But many argue that they have no choice. Says Tom Trantham of Pelzer, S.C.: "We have to survive...
Bill Stanley, the Harvard tennis co-captain and number three seed, played within the rules of his sport. He played hard and well and earned a slew of honors...
...role in the Japanese decision to attack Pearl Harbor. Nothing remotely similar in the way of hostility, of course, looms in the current trade battle. But as the two sides confront each other, they need to be acutely aware that deep antagonisms over trade can often contain the seed of future disaster...