Word: seems
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...which investment bankers make decisions are amoral, the decisions they make can determine whether working people have the jobs that allow them to feed their families and whether communities thrive or atrophy. The investment bankers and consultants guiding the merger of Mobil and Exxon into one great leviathan seem little concerned with the 9,000 factory workers expected to be left jobless as a result...
...freshmen came up very big," Ciollo said. "I've been very impressed with the freshmen because of not only their level of performance but also their attitude. They've seemed to adjust very well to the college track scene. We have many freshmen, but it doesn't seem that inexperience is going to be a problem...
...very encouraging sign because so many guys performed at a higher level than you usually see at this point of the season," Ciollo said. "Judging by the way the distance guys ran this weekend, you wouldn't think they were coming off a bad cross-country season. They seem ready to turn over a new leaf...
...have been carefully conditioned by Harvard. Even the new china dishes in the dining halls seem indicative of the general trend. The plates are heavy and substantial, off-white with gently scalloped edges. They reek of quality. Of course it may quite simply make sense to invest in well-made plates that will last through several generations of college students. But why bother? Why enhance our dining experience? Sure, now my little salads and baked cod look almost worthy of a restaurant. But we are just college students eating in what others would call a cafeteria. Plastic suits me just...
...pretty and the quality is good. And maybe I'd like to have really nice plates in my own home--no mismatched assortment, but a heavy bone-white 12-person set. We are taught here to become accustomed to a way of life. Cocktail parties, teas and formal dinners seem standard. Maybe I've chosen a certain social circle and I can't point fingers at Harvard when I've willingly involved myself in it, but the very availability of such a life is fairly amazing. My first-year photos are of boys in tuxedos, girls in full length dresses...