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...interpreted as a call to life. They sing of vulnerability and pain, but unlike so many moanings of the Cure and The Smiths, they also emphasize humanity's strength and capacity for change. "Climb out of your well/ It's not so deep/ Price of living life is not steep,' they exhort in "Protect...

Author: By Phoebe Cushman, | Title: Danceable, Creative Pain | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

Barbara Pilgrim, a member of the Small Property Owners Association, said her objection to rent control stems from the property owners' inability to foot steep home improvement and mortgage bills without being able to pass the cost on to the tenant...

Author: By Melissa Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Reiterates Rent Control Support | 4/7/1992 | See Source »

Still, the missions reinforce the consensual approach of the post-cold war era and affirm a tenet held dear by U.N. diplomats: the price of peace, while steep, is ultimately less costly than letting war rage. The challenges ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy: The U.N. Marches In | 3/23/1992 | See Source »

Despite the reduced figure the multi-million dollar deficit will likely mean steep cutbacks in the school budget...

Author: By Gia Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Schools Face $3.6M Shortfall | 2/27/1992 | See Source »

...those whose children took up curling. The heart-pounding Alpine sport -- to be introduced at the Games this year as a demonstration event -- is skiing's equivalent of drag racing: no turns, no brakes. Gleaming in aerodynamic suits and Darth Vader-like helmets, the skiers rocket down a steep, hard-packed 1.08-mile course at 120 m.p.h. or more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: Cutting Edges | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

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