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...sign up, joining something called the Enlisted Reserve Corps. It gave us a one to start our serial numbers (draftees got a three) and let us volunteer for induction as soon as practical in terms of course work after we turned 18. What it really provided was a spurious sense that we were in charge of our own destinies...
...danger with being an older brother is, of course, that when your younger sister hits campus, she will expect you to know the ins and outs of this institution. Because you have been here longer, so the spurious argument goes, you will be able to give her the inside scoop on Harvard with the confidence of Suzanne Sommers pitching a Thigh Master...
...style also allows the actors to speak the dialogue (all from the play) without worrying about whether they sound like John Gielgud. "We tried to bring the language to the actors," he says, "and not have the actors try to satisfy some spurious notion of the correct Shakespearean pronunciation...
With regard to Spirit Week, the Crimson's criticisms seem spurious and argumentative. The total expenditure for Spirit Week was less than $50, which amounts to less than one penny per student. It was not a top priority, but Council members expressed interest and we felt that the event was essentially harmless. It did not change anyone's life, nor was it intended to, but it was cheap and certainly fun for some students. Why should it be forbidden for Council members to try something lighthearted from time to time...
...qualitative attribute among others that may be considered a positive feature of a candidate's total application. Indeed, in King's view, the admissions process is designed precisely to preclude arbitrary numerical cutoffs that may obscure other important qualifications. Professor Mansfield's charges of race norming, then, are as spurious as they are inflammatory...