Word: spite
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spite of these good performances, Burrowes' film succeeds only as what it tries to surpass--a soppy adventure epic with great chase scenes and attractive terrain. As a T.V. movie to watch when you're in bed with a 102-degree fever. "The Man from Snowy River" is definitely worthwhile; but those seeking serious cinema fare will soon find themselves wishing they could switch...
Ulin and Thompson, also reached last night, said that they were enjoying themselves in spite of cloudy and rainy weather. The two plan to spend today riding mopeds, writing postcards, and swimming...
...book's drawbacks are attributable mostly to ideological posturing; in spite of them The Soviet Viewpoint is without question a valuable addition to the literature on U.S. Soviet relations. For detente to be successful. Americans and Russians must come to a better understanding of each other's positions. Even a peek at what Soviet leaders are thinking increases our comprehension of the USSR. And in some small but useful way, the cause of detente is thereby furthered
...most remarkable things about the Board is that, in spite of all the changes that have occurred and continue to occur in its structure, and in spite of the changing perceptions of the Board and attitudes toward the appropriateness of exceptions to rules, the enforcement of discipline, etc., the actual work of the Board has remained very consistent over the decades. The Board has always been, from its outset, a group of Faculty members and senior College administrators which strives to understand the circumstances of individual students so as to make, where necessary, those decisions most calculated to help...
...speaking of cocaine dependence, no one dared call it addiction: cocaine's withdrawal symptoms are not physically wrenching, as with heroin and alcohol. Nonetheless, says Dr. David Smith, director of the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco, "addiction is compulsion, loss of control and continued use in spite of the consequences. Cocaine is very addicting." What is more, and a fact many social snorters refuse to believe, coke can kill its users, and not just those who inject and free-base...