Word: spirited
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...take from the inspiration of these two giants,” Faust said. “Let us try to deal with one another with a Lincolnian aspiration to the better angels of our nature and not the Darwinian spirit of...tooth and claw...
...possessed that intellectual spirit, even as a young guy, to identify a public value, and go to work in it. He figured out how to give it bearing, and push it ahead,” says Hammond. “And I think that’s been a hallmark of his career, where he’s practiced that in a variety of forms, whether in courtrooms, in international forums, in Congress, or on the floor of the Senate...
...father. “There is an extra special meaning for me,” Stone said, “to join my father as part of this great organization.” In addition to his research, Stone’s colleagues said that they admired his philanthropic spirit. According to Rice, a fellow NAE member, Stone “volunteers for everything he sees.” Hutchinson said that in additional to being a talented researcher, Stone is also a “marvelous” teacher to both the students at the School of Engineering...
...However, recent behavior this year has raised doubt about the “entrepreneurial” spirit of Harvard students. After Harvard-Yale tickets were sold out, it became apparent that there was a large gap between supply and demand. Students—such as seniors who did not want to miss their last Game—scrambled for tickets, pleading over e-mail lists for those with extra. Within minutes, some students offered up their tickets for free, at face value, or a little above. However, these benevolent e-mails were immediately followed by those from...
...Crimson senior Evan Harris was effective with eight points in his first game back from a knee injury, but Harvard’s pair of freshman forwards found little success on the offensive end. Forced to defend taller and heavier players, Peter Boehm showed spirit but had a cold shooting night, making only one triple in seven attempts. Despite pulling in a game-high seven rebounds, Keith Wright scored four points and did not make it to the free throw line in a game filled with 48 fouls. Yale had 40 points in the paint to the host?...