Word: summon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Meanwhile Janet Reno, whose Justice Department was not represented at the grillings, still has until December 2 to decide whether to summon that independent counsel. "These sessions were more or less expected," Tumulty says. "This may not sway her at all. But this is certainly a reminder that the clock is ticking." Which could explain the silent treatment...
...Loss of consciousness is a medical emergency. Seek medical attention for an unconscious individual by calling UHS Urgent Care (5-5711), or by dialing 5-1212 for police transport to UHS or 911 to summon an ambulance. Information on care of intoxicated persons is on the UHS Web site, http://www.uhs.harvard.edu...
...amid the trucks, crates and loading docks outside a Detroit produce warehouse, Hoffa exudes a blue-collar bravado that would make Papa proud. A lawyer by training, Jim Jr. has to work hard to appear common, but he's got the stocky carriage, swagger and serious blue eyes that summon up the visage of the Teamster leader who disappeared 22 years ago. Perhaps even more important, as almost daily disclosures of scandal cripple the 1.4 million-member union, Hoffa has a last name that could catapult him to the union's presidency. "My father must be smiling down from heaven...
...were quickly dispersed by the Harvard police (with aid from Cambridge officers). This swift action was equally unfortunate. Students were not blocking traffic but merely extending the party-like atmosphere to the street. We don't see enough spontaneous, carefree enthusiasm here at Harvard; tutors and the police they summon should think twice before destroying...
...long ago, we shut down the press at the weekly newspaper my family owned in my Iowa hometown of Greenfield (pop. 2,074). After 108 years, its glorious Wednesday-night baritone was not to be heard. No more would it summon folks to come and read how kids' crepe-paper birthdays rivaled royal cotillions, or how the class dullard shone like a bright star...