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Word: spites (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...necessary equipment. Carpenter Center now has some of the best resources in the country. I don't think it was a success in persuading all the faculty and students that film could be studied as an academic discipline--it hasn't changed Harvard student's attitudes toward cinema, in spite of the fact that the course began five years ago with only 30 students, and now has 180. People still think of film as merely a medium for entertainment...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Vladimir Petric Teaches Film | 5/15/1978 | See Source »

...feel a sense of shame, even pity, for the "Senate 68" who voted aye on the Panama Canal treaty [May 1] in spite of the wishes of their constituents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 15, 1978 | 5/15/1978 | See Source »

Keyte fanned nine Eagles in his five innings and impressed O'Malley in spite of his wildness. "Jimmy's going to be all right. He did very well today and just needs a little more experience," O'Malley said last night...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Batsmen Trounce Eagles, 9-7 | 5/2/1978 | See Source »

...into a rally around the John Harvard side of U-Hall, the crowd clapped and chanted, filled with energy and confidence. They were proud: Not only had they helped create the largest demonstration at Harvard since 1972, but they had done so in the middle of the night, in spite of cold weather and a seemingly unmovable Corporation...

Author: By Peter R. Melnick, | Title: In Unity Is Strength | 5/2/1978 | See Source »

Despite any questions Khan might have about the Indian state of affairs, he does not intend to leave the country. It is understandable why he feels that way. In spite of its swelling poverty and destitution and its unstable political situation, India is the only place where he could best develop his art. Everywhere are indications of ancient religions and the traditions. Sacred cows walk the streets, shrines are at the feet of Bombay streetlamps, most homes have puja (worship) rooms and an idol of the household deity. People are named after characters in the Vedic scriptures...

Author: By Judith E. Matloff, | Title: The Sound is God | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

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