Word: sure
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This little charade is just a conversational pleasantry. Or is it? Who can ever be sure with Nabokov? Perhaps he has something more in mind. Devout Nabokov watchers might find clues in those references to Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory. They might see implications of the fall of Rome, the rise of Byzantium, and a consequent gap between East and West that makes comparisons impossible between Anglo-Saxon writers (Shakespeare) and Slavic writers (Nabokov...
Died. Mrs. John Foster Dulles, 77, widow of the late Secretary of State, whose devotion to her husband's career and acceptance of public life ("I never know whom my husband will bring to breakfast, lunch or dinner, but it's sure to be someone interesting") exemplified the best characteristics of a Washington wife; in Washington...
Brown said that the purpose of the decision to review the students was to make sure they had "good cognitive qualities" and not just the "right political persuasion...
Further research has suggested that this interpretation is correct, although no one knows for sure because no legal scholars have ever had any reason to consider the problem. A source in the office of the Counsel to the Massachusetts Senate has said that it seems probable the Governing Board's approval is required. And Morison, in his Development of Harvard University, 1869-1929, agrees that this principle "may now be considered a settled point in American constitutional...
...maintained its top ranking throughout. Championships in touch football, cross country, tennis, softball, and basketball were all earned by Greenough. Wigg. West and Massachusetts, under the direction of Emile Godfrey, captured most of the other titles, but as Sherman said, "After we won the basketball, we were pretty sure no one could stop us." It is reported that Sherman "goes wild dragging kids out there," and this probably accounts for most of his dorm's success. Grays, last year's champion, dropped to eighth, traditional jock-dorm Holworthy fell to tenth, and little Lionel owned the cellar in final points...