Word: spites
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...spite of the Fox plan's noble intentions, it seems likely that, for the next few years at least, Quad unpopularity will continue. If today's housing survey is any indicator, growing Quad unpopularity of the past few years is continuing unabated, even though Rosovsky approved the package weeks...
...spite of these drawbacks, for the most part the material chosen was timely and effectively dramatized. The energy of the presentations seemed to infect the largely sympathetic audience. The evening's finale, which was accompanied by enthusiastic, rhythmic handclapping by the audience, was a song called "Solidarity Forever Rock," sung to the tune of the rock 'n roll song "Locomotion." It seemed to be a light-hearted self-parody of the radical leftist style. Yet troupe members assured me afterwards that they were in total earnest...
...actions. His staff has drawn up a 111-page list of those promises for his reference. He is fulfilling many of them-creating a welfare-reform plan, drafting an energy policy, tackling Government reorganization. But Carter has at least hedged on some of the other campaign pledges. In spite of his previous opposition to the construction of B-1 bombers, he has yet to announce he will halt the program inherited from Gerald Ford's budget. He has also abandoned the notion, barring a national emergency, of stand-by wage-and-price controls. On other issues, Carter has fudged...
Symptoms is the handiwork of 20 leading specialists in different areas of medicine. In spite of the collegial authorship, Editor Sigmund Stephen Miller has managed to maintain a refreshingly wry tone. For example, in discussing nutrition, he notes that "sad to say, more organic food is sold than grown." Stressing preventive medicine, which is frequently neglected, he condemns smoking, prescribes liquor only in moderation and cries fowl (as well as fish) to saturated-fat-laden beef...
...spite of existing financial aid options, there are undoubtedly numerous qualified students who are forced to transfer or don't even bother to apply because of the constraints that inadequate financial aid programs impose. When Dean Rosovsky announced the forthcoming tuition hike he promised to "generate certain prospects and plans" to further relieve the burden of college costs. But when Robert E. Kaufman '62, assistant dean for financial affairs was questioned about these proposals he offered no concrete plans, adding that the administration's programs would "not necessarily be forthcoming within the next couple of months...