Word: stiffest
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...seminarians now studying in Rome, more than half reside at the North American College, founded in 1858 and now occupying modern quarters on the Janiculum Hill overlooking St. Peter's. Until recently, the North American had just about the stiffest discipline of any of the national colleges: students could not talk at meals or visit each other's rooms, were only allowed to leave the college in groups of three. "It's like the Russian guards in Berlin," explained one seminarian. "If one tries to get away, the other two can shoot him." Things have gradually eased...
Even if they can negotiate a loan, which they often cannot, home buyers find the terms the stiffest in years. Last week the Federal Reserve Board reported that interest rates on conventional mortgages since January have climbed nearly 1% , to a national average of 61% . On a typical 25-year, $20,000 loan, that means borrowers must pay $131.94 a month instead of $125.83. Small though the difference seems, it raises the total cost over the life of the mortgage from $37,749 to $39,582. Loan rates have risen to 61% at some Detroit...
Franquemont, Chace and Padiak seem to have the best chances to do well in their classes. Chace, at heavyweight, will get his stiffest competition from Nichols of Navy, Paul Goble of Rutgers, and Dick Moore of Cornell. But Chace has already beaten both Moore and Goble during the regular season...
...Louise Orvis Slalom Derby was the East's first major Alpine race this season. According to Harvard Alpine Captain Peter Gagarin, it was the "stiffest competition expected this year...
...their religious education at congregation-run schools that open when public school lets out. At the Forest Hills Jewish Center on Long Island, students spend three afternoons a week studying Jewish history, customs, the Bible, Hebrew. Although programs are similar for all branches of Judaism, Orthodox schools give the stiffest dose of Hebrew, while schools of the Reform branch emphasize ethics...