Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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This continual counting and transfer of ballots-both for Council and school committee-goes on in an atmosphere somewhat akin to a blend of a ladies'coffee circle, Suffolk Downs, and Chapter 7 of The Last Hurrah...
...think you can have too many friendships," she once said, "and I certainly don't think you can have too many amours. If you can wait around for someone who means something to you, it's the most rewarding experience." She has had a somewhat less flamboyant personal life than Coco's, but is consumed by a Coco-like work ethic. "Look at Chanel at 86," Lerner points out, "still pinning and ripping. I've never known anyone who is so totally immersed in her work as Kate...
...members of the current city council-Cornelia B. Wheeler (CCA) and Bernard Goldberg (Ind.)-are not running for re-election; where their votes go will be important in determining the other two members of the new council. In Wheeler's case, it is pretty clear: By a process somewhat akin to a laying-on of hands, she has been backing Robert P. Moncreiff, a former Rhodes Scholar and like her, CCA and a Republican. With this vote, Moncreiff seems to have a pretty good chance of election. The old Goldberg vote, on the other hand, will probably scatter; some...
...their last two games, the Tigers have gained as many yards passing as rushing, almost to the yard. Quarterback Scott MacBean has adapted nicely to the new pro-set T formation and is completing over 60 per cent of his passes. Harvard has appeared to be somewhat susceptible to a short passing attack, and if Princeton can exploit this situation, the Crimson could experience difficulties...
Princeton ran somewhat better than expected, but it could not place Downey and Stafford ahead of Harvard's top men, and the outcome was never in doubt. Colburn, who said that the early pace did not seem extremely fast, broke a record of 21:53 set last year by Yale's Frank Shorter...