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...harebrained idea you have seriously. They’ll also throw their backs out to help you win money for research, recognize you for your accomplishments, and pull you out of Widener’s gutter when you become overwhelmed (you will). But Hist and Lit giveth and it taketh: jettisoning schoolwork for extracurricular commitments or a hot date will fly about as well as a hardback copy of Swann’s Way.Your Hist and Lit journey begins when you select your field of study. You may study one country, two countries, or a region or group of countries...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: History and Literature | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...golfer knows and as Klein was soon to be reminded, that which the golf Gods giveth they can also taketh away. Knocking his drive behind a tree on the 10th, leaving a bunker shot on the 11th still in the bunker, airmailing the green on the 12th and three-putting the 13th green, Klein saw his visions of Ivy League glory dissolve shot by grimacing shot...

Author: By Joshua M. Murray, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Golf Takes Fifth at Ivies | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

...called on the Kim Jong Il regime "to eliminate its nuclear-weapons program in a verifiable manner," but didn't spell out what would happen if it refused. Bush must be wondering when these rogues are going to learn not to mess with Texas. U.S. Congress Giveth, Chirac Taketh Away Just when George W. Bush thought he had that pesky Iraqi dictator in his sights, along came the French and got in his way. The U.S. President had persuaded Congress to give him a free hand to attack Saddam Hussein practically at will, but French President Jacques Chirac slowed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 10/20/2002 | See Source »

...than a dozen dishes, and you'll experience myriad flavors. But each part of the meal will only have a few, something intended to be "in tune with the spirit of the time," he says. "It got me the third star this year." Pressure Cooking michelin giveth, and michelin taketh away. The loss of a star can be devastating. "I've got a friend who lost his [third star] two years ago, and he still hasn't got over it," says food critic Périco Légasse. "He's still on tranquilizers in a state of depression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Star Players | 7/7/2002 | See Source »

...good news is the market rarely taketh away without a little giveth to go with it, and there?s one upside to a housing chill. Those bond traders might become convinced that the sky is falling and stop worrying about inflation - bringing mortgage rates back down and putting some fuel back into the housing sector and some refi money back into consumers? pockets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Slowdown About to Hit Home? | 8/15/2001 | See Source »

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