Word: sore
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Another sore spot for Harvard's public relations team was the requirement that all reporters seeking credentials to cover the event indicate their race on an application form. When one Brazilian newspaper answered "human" to the race question, the news office told the South Americans they would not receive credentials unless they completed the form accurately...
...Sara, however, is a bit of a sore spot, as is the character she plays. Unlike Broderick, who although well into his twenties, plays his role to perfection, Sara is too sophisticated and mature-looking to play the role of a high school junior. She fails to complement Broderick's boyishness...
...those early hours when there was talk of keeping the investigation secret, | Rogers quickly squelched the idea. Indeed, one of the first questions he asked the White House was if the President had any problems with "full disclosure." None, came the answer. "Otherwise it would have been a running sore," Rogers said. The wisdom in that decision was emphasized by Soviet secrecy in the Chernobyl accident...
...Another sore spot between Harvard and Cambridge is the city's 15-year-old policy of regulating rents for 17,000 residential apartments. Ever since the city placed at least 900 Harvard-owned apartment units under the rent control system, the University has made no secret of its desire to challenge Cambridge's housing laws in court...
...reorganized development office is also expected to solicit donations for Harvard's sore spots. Major renovations to the Radcliffe Quad houses have yet to be completed, and the University is already $780 million in hock for the fix-up job. But gifts to academic programs are more appealing; no one has lent a name and the necessary $7 to $10 million to renovate the last unnamed upperclass residence, North House...