Word: sisterly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Above all, it was brave of Harling to place at the center of what might otherwise have been an episodic comedy the true, tragic story of his sister, a diabetic who doomed herself to early death in order to bear a child, and his mother's struggle to come to terms with that choice. It gives the piece the dramatic focus and the emotional weight it requires...
Several of our sister insititutions in the Ivy League have totemic animals for their sports teams (tigers, bulldogs and lions). Harvard does not although it is the only university in the world with a patented animal, the transgenic mouse. We should make this our totem. It is relatively clean, easy to carry, and indisputably ours. I can already hear, reverberating in the stadium, a roar that strengthens the mettle of our troops and strikes fear in the heart of our opponents: Go, mice! Professor William Alonso
...Times often misstepped. Wire copy on Moon's conviction for tax evasion was doctored. The newsroom became a revolving-door workplace, with constant turnover and inexperienced staffers. During last year's presidential race, the Times, pursuing a rumor about Michael Dukakis' receiving psychiatric treatment, twisted a quote from Dukakis' sister-in-law to manufacture a headline: DUKAKIS KIN HINTS AT SESSIONS. Two reporters quit in protest...
Monteiro teamed up with her sister co-captain Natalie to increase Brown's intensity after the goal. The dynamic duo played a key role in the Bears' offensive transitions throughout the game...
...contest features two key matchups which could well decide its outcome. Harvard Co-Captain Char Joslin, the favorite for Ivy Player of the Year, will be pitted against one of Brown's two best players, Natalie Montero. Senior Co-Captain Erin O'Brien will face the other--Montero's sister Christine...