Word: successor
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Many members of the provost's staff said yesterday that they were excited with the appointment and pleased by the speed with which Rudenstine appointed Carnesale's successor...
...added that he believes smith's permanent successor will be selected from outside Harvard...
...orange, yellow and blue parachute at 4,500 feet. While eight other parachutists also made the jump, Bush was the undisputed star of the show. Flashing a thumbs-up at reporters, Bush, the only U.S. President to parachute out of an airplane, earned high marks from his White House successor. Asked how he viewed the feat, a chuckling President Clinton responded, "I am mightily impressed . . . I can't wait to see him get down and give us the story...
...villa on the French Riviera, declaring that he was returning to Zaire to "take things in hand." Supporters greeted him with euphoria but swiftly discerned that Mobutu was incapable of dealing with problems he needed to solve. He shunned the opposition and said nothing about appointing a successor. And then, to the astonishment of those who had welcomed him back, he left--returning to France. The day he departed, catcalls followed his motorcade...
Hall turns out to be a Harvard alum--a 1981 summa graduate in English, thus giving English concentrators hope despite that bleak job market--but you shouldn't let that fact dissuade you from reading his book. The Saskiad may or may not be a worthy successor to Ulysses, but it is a terribly enjoyable read and it's studded with images and ideas that will make your mind sing. If you're in the mood, you probably won't regret splurging on the hardcover edition of The Saskiad--that format seems somehow most appropriate for a heroic epic...