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Charles P. Whitlock, assistant to the President, said yesterday that "it has always been University policy to behave as if Harvard were subject to the zoning ordinances." University construction has conformed to requirements wherever possible, and when any discrepancies have occurred in regard to height or set-back, it has applied to the Board of Appeal for a variance ruling...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Attorney Views Church Decision As Compromise | 10/30/1959 | See Source »

...hoped that the set-back of the building will "keep the open, sunny appearance of Cambridge streets." The building itself is also set back from the street...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Ten Story Structure Planned To House Offices, Medical Center | 4/19/1958 | See Source »

Years later, the London Times, in explaining the meet, alibied "In 1921, England still was suffering from the losses and dislocations of war." And dislocated they must have been, for the H-Y forces administered their rivals an 8 to 2 licking, the worst set-back for either team in the history of the rivalry...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: This Spring's Track Meet Against Oxford-Cambridge Revives a Long Tradition | 5/21/1957 | See Source »

Only Perry Driggs was able to win his match as Cornell handed the varsity golf team its fifth set-back of the season Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Big Red Golf Team Defeats Crimson, 6-1 | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

Dartmouth, the varsity's rival this week, suffered a 21-13 set-back from Lafayette, while Brown went down to its third defeat, losing 14-12 to Rutgers. At the same time, Colgate upset previously undefeated Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale, Bucknell Win | 10/17/1955 | See Source »

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