Word: strength
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More important, the successful construction of "the Ivory Tower and the Open University" demonstrated not only the greater discipline and strength of the divestment movement this spring, but also a more penetrating analysis of Harvard's refusal to divest itself of its holdings in companies that do business in South Africa--an analysis which holds promise both for uniting the Harvard community around divestment and for refocusing student activism about divestment toward other problems within the Harvard community...
...thirds of the student body favors divestment. It is an issue for which right and wrong is obvious. If community organizing can't win this one, it will never win anything. If the community does win on the issue of divestment, students can move on to other issues with strength, having clearly demonstrated that the root problem at Harvard is a governing hierarchy that is deaf to the concerns of community and democracy...
...effective use of force may weaken Khadafy, but we should not rely on the symbolic show of strength to subdue...
...Crimson led throughout much of the contest and was leading, 6-0, with five minutes remaining on the strength of two penalty kicks by Co-Captain Ray LaRaja. However, the Ephmen's dominating style took over in the final five minutes as they retaliated with a four point try and a penalty kick to take...
...government's greatest weapon, however, may be an economy that continues to go from strength to strength. In the first two months of this year, exports were up an impressive 38%, prompting some economists to talk about 9% growth for 1986. That mini-miracle has been assisted by the drop in the price of oil, a major South Korean import, and by the steady rise of the yen, which handicaps rival Japanese products...