Word: stayed
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Several weeks ago, the student turned down a Harvard-affiliated job which would have allowed him to stay in the United States. "At this critical point, [the Harvard administration] would not force me to go back," he explained...
...main purpose of the rules was to restrict the presence to women in Harvard Houses to specified times. Radcliffe students could stay in the Harvard houses from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. In 1952 the hours were extended until 11 p.m. in the evening on Saturdays and finally, in 1956, women were allowed in the Houses, at the Masters' discretion, until midnight on the weekends. At Radcliffe, 1962 saw the extension of parietal hours to 25 per week, at the discretion of the dormitory...
During Follini's subterranean stay, her sense of time had elongated. Her "day" extended to 25 hours, then to 48 hours. She tended to sleep for 22 to 24 hours, then burst into activity for up to 30 hours. She ate less frequently and lost 17 lbs. Her menstrual period stopped. In short, her internal biological clocks had gone out of whack...
...represent the archaeological equivalent of destroying the rain forests. Once they are gone, they can never be reinstated." Last week both landmarks received last-minute reprieves. Developers of the Roman site announced that they will revise their plans and save the remains. And the government declared a one-month stay of execution for the Rose to allow developers and officials time to explore ways to preserve the theater...
Worst of all, both historical sites would stay out of public view. One solution still being considered for the Rose is to incorporate the remains into the new building. London has used that remedy successfully several times. For example, a 12-ft.-high portion of the Roman wall that once encircled Londinium forms part of the basement wall of a new office building; pedestrians peek in through sidewalk windows. Allowing the Rose, the only Elizabethan theater ever discovered, to disappear once again sounds like the stuff of a Shakespearean tragedy. "Replicas of Elizabethan theaters are being built everywhere," observes actor...