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...University has remained notably silent on the issue, and Mora, as well as her interim successor as chief financial officer, has repeatedly refused requests for interviews...
...There is no better symbol to represent these hopes and illusions than the tire swing. The romance of the tire swing implies lusting after a place where we can indulge in replaying our childlike urges. Motorless, silent, and cheap, it is the embodiment of the make-do, enterprising, and venturesome childhoods which we might possibly have lived ourselves but more likely read about secondhand...
...industrial projects. But local officials often ignored the stop signs. More factories meant more jobs and more growth, which made them look good in the eyes of their political superiors. Not only that, but local officials, who can seize land and issue permits for new projects, were often silent partners in new manufacturing ventures. Too many factories were built as a result...
...Gavin has a fan following all his own, and I’d hazard a guess that a silent majority of students are looking forward to his performance this evening. At very least, a fair number will be pleasantly surprised after first hearing his catalog; I surely...
...following year she was convicted anew for decrying the loss of French identity and tradition due to the multiplication of mosques "while our church bells fall silent for want of priests." Darkening Bardot's public image in both cases was her marriage to an active supporter and political ally of French National Front leader Jean-Marie...