Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...They got benefit out of it," charges Hyland, who is now a professor of law at Rutgers University. "For them now to come back and [make the current proposal], it does violate the spirit of the kind of communication that we were making in Sanders...
Although no official details about the liaisons have reached proctors or tutors yet, some applauded the spirit of the HUPD proposal...
...paid by the national headquarters in Dallas--began organizing public meetings at the county level, ostensibly to canvass the group's rank and file, as well as anyone else who cares to attend, on whether they think formation of a new party is in the national interest. In spirit, the ploy resembles Perot's 1992 appeal for public guidance on whether to run for President...
What Katy wants is a big share of George's money, to stake her to a London outlet for her West Coast flimflam. For all his rapture in her, George proves to be a resistant victim. Unlike Katy's, his spirit is dull and earthbound. He remembers his own humble roots before he prospered in a packaging business, before his best friend-a carefree chap whose background was similar to his-died of cancer. As the fool in George plots marriage, the essential George-bland-walks all over London, even stopping by his dead friend's apartment in an effort...
...administrators quite reasonably decided to shut down the tiny Linguistics department. Then there were protests, as the dozen or so linguistics students took up tongues against their oppressor. Their angry letters epitomized excellent grammar and syntax, though they were most certainly devoid of common sense and the old Crimson spirit...