Word: standing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...service is both chummy and didactic. An unsmilingly intent preppie waiter offers the "observation" that the regular coffee has far more flavor than the espresso. As for ice cream, one can have it "nestled" beside a poached pear, but in the waiter's opinion, "it is good enough to stand on its own," a promise not fulfilled by the bland dessert...
Mandery said yesterday that he had tried to convince the measure's backers that the "cause "of anti-discrimination would be better served by putting the vote off but that "if they don't buy that, I don't want to stand in their...
...called apolitical nature of the senior class gift. However, while the class gift may not appear to have anything to do with South Africa, it is not devoid of ethical and political implications. The commendable purpose of the class gift does not diminish the need to take a stand against injustice in South Africa...
...think this puts us where we should be,"Harrison said. "We stand on common ground. I hopefrom here on out we can keep the trust and thechannels of communication open. It's a delicateenough thing...
Daunting obstacles stand in the way of such reintegration attempts, tutors say. The dual goal of prisons--to protect society and to punish criminals--creates an atmosphere in which inmates have little room to grow or reform, says former PBH Prisons Committee chairman Christine L. Vanasse '88, who wrote her thesis on the topic. "If' we punish them, how at the same time can we make them better people?" she asks...