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WHEN ALL IS said and done, very little is said and done in The Paper Chase. The dialogue is trite and the action sluggish; only those fascinated by the machinations of Harvard Law School might expect to enjoy the film...

Author: By Kevin A. Stafford, | Title: Bad Entertainment... | 10/18/1973 | See Source »

...beforehand. "I've played Billie Jean a dozen times in my mind," he says. "Nothing she can do will be unexpected." A more tangible asset is his complete control over the racket. He can return any shot that he can reach. But, he admits, "If I'm sluggish, she can give me trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bobby Runs and Talks, Talks, Talks | 9/10/1973 | See Source »

Dewey Hickman won the 120 high hurdles in a sluggish 15.2 time, and Mike Horner took the 220. The Harvard-Yale 440-yard relay closed out the Crimson-Eli scoring with a 55.0 second triumph...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard-Yale Crushes English in Track | 6/14/1973 | See Source »

...July 1. Such a measure would meet formidable opposition in Congress. But a gas-tax hike is only one of the Administration's fiscal alternatives. Another option is a temporary income tax surcharge, which could be easily and quickly removed next year when the economy might well be sluggish and in need of stimulus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLICY: Connolly's New Toughness | 6/11/1973 | See Source »

...surprised by the Fellows' reasonings, though we are disheartened by their sluggish attitude toward urgent crises of life and death in Africa and toward the moral integrity of this institution. Their willingness to give management the benefit of the doubt is understandable, since many of them are corporate managers themselves. But from you, because you are the self-proclaimed spokesman for ethical education at Harvard, we expect something entirely different. We believed you when you said that promotion of ethical education was Harvard's most important task, and that which it performed least well. Your silence in the face...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Open Letters To The Presidents | 5/22/1973 | See Source »

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