Word: staked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stake is first place in the Ivy League and the opportunity to become the frontrunner in the race for the 1985 Ancient Eight crown...
...guide the more than three-hour production--albeit with intoxicated intermission--to a safe landing Joe and Stan banter about the bard while awaiting death at the hands of the prim. Puritan populace. In the lively opener, the straightlaced settlers musically proclaim that they have "A Lot at Stake," and then get down to the serious business of witch hunting...
...much more than food and wealth is at stake now. In the great farm century a way of life was established that profoundly shaped the nation. The heartland became, in Madson's view, "a repository of traditional attitudes that are metered out through the root system in subtle but powerful ways. It is a region whose soil base has lent the freedom and stability that men need to reach free and stable conclusions...
Several causes may be cited for these discouraging figures, but one reason may be the all-or-nothing character of the typical pre-med education. In other words, students who need to secure a career and earn money as quickly as possible may find it difficult to stake their hopes on the typical pre-med preparation which will present them only with long-shot admissions adds. Because less than half the pre-med students in the country are admitted to medical schools, it would make more sense for them to direct their efforts to a more secure and immediately rewarding...
...with the MIT student's complaint at the very least shows that Harvard is not yet ready to deal in good faith with current or future victims of harassment. The University's claim that privacy interests bar any further comment on the case neatly sidestep the public issues at stake. Harvard's ongoing silence about crucial aspects of the Hibbs case reeks of cynical damage control...