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...used those years of experience to reach a very high skill level. Not only does he seem to keep the ball glued to his foot on the dribble and to possess an innate talent for finishing plays, but he is also able to beat defenders with his speed, a somewhat unusual quality for a player of his size...
...were able to hold it somewhat level for a while,” varsity three-seat Brian Aldrich said afterwards. “It felt like a good piece. But then every time you looked over the rest of the field was just moving on us. We didn’t know what was happening—it felt strong...
...bathhouses instead of private showers, and lights had to be out by a certain time. There was no centralized course catalogue (a CUE Guide? Forget about it! My.harvard.edu? Are you kidding?). There was no financial aid system (or book fund, or winter clothing fund, or Student Events Fund) to somewhat try to efface felt class differences. There was no grants system that exuded money like ours does, so that we can do anything with an academic, research, public service, or “meaningful” purpose. And in the fall, I’ll be going to a foreign...
...provide stability and leadership to the World Bank, which remains an important institutions,” said Roger B. Porter, the IBM professor of business and government . “When I was a junior professor, he was one of my best teaching fellows, so I’m somewhat partial to him—but he’s got experience, and he is bright and capable. He’s a skillful negotiator, and that’s what the job needs.” Bush cited Zoellick’s work in such fields as Latin American...
...pretty good start. It was somewhat even, and everyone was going at it pretty hard,” said Baker, who was the six-seat for the ‘A’ boat. “Then we had a strong sprint at the end which brought us nearly level with Cornell, but not quite enough for third place...