Word: sure
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think that handshakes, a few smiles, and a some positions on the board of trustees are going to generate the kind of money that Harvard is expecting from the upcoming billion dollar fund drive. That is why I have a few sure-fire suggestions for fundraising from my days as treasurer of the Student Council...
...Take the example of Adams House," he added, "I'm pretty sure we have the highest concentration of social science [concentrators]. But we have a high concentration of science [concentrators]. All houses are diverse to a certain degree. Why is it such a problem...
...Ortega strode in," Bush related. "I was not sure whether it was a defensive stride or a take-command stride. He made his way around a table toward us. He is a bigger and broader man than the common perception. I noticed his uniform, the very bright khaki cloth and the bright red bandana. I don't say it to denigrate the Boy Scouts, but he looked like a senior Boy Scout leader...
...President kept his resentment under control. He was suspicious of Ortega's posturing but not then aware that the dictator planned to end the truce with the contras. "It was literally a photo opportunity," Bush said. Sure enough, Ortega's photographer rushed his shots to news organizations; the White House refused to release its own pictures. "We greeted. We shook hands. He had a firm handshake. He looked me in the eye. He did not lock on or anything like that. He was not defiant. We'd met before...
Federal officials have never been sure how much cocaine is consumed in the U.S., but the conventional estimate has been 100 tons annually. Since agents have captured nearly that much already this year and seizures are generally ^ considered to represent only a small proportion of total supply, cocaine use could be several times that volume. But speculation about a far bigger than expected U.S. cocaine trade is only one of the theories that attempt to explain the recent huge seizures and their failure to increase prices. Some experts contend that the Colombian government's campaign against the drug lords...