Word: talentedly
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Unless such steps are taken to provide greater equality of opportunity for higher education, the commission argues, an important reservoir of national talent will go untapped. Today, said Chairman Clark Kerr, former president of the University of California, "a young man or woman whose family's income is in the top half of the national income range has three times the chance to get a college education as one whose family is in the bottom half." The commission's figures show that while 19 out of 20 of the brightest students in the top 25% income group...
...last of Lowry's incomplete works to be published, unless Mrs. Lowry squeezes the manuscripts for another "find." And of the lot, Under the Volcano remains the only major testament to Lowry's right to a place among the finest writers of the century. Despite his remarkable talent at self-portrayals, Lowry's power derives almost solely from the infernal torture of one two-year period in his life which he somehow survived. In the end, his contribution may come down simply to the fact that, as Ken Kesey put it, "He's been to the edge and looked over...
...effective national organization, which they appear to be doing, then the money and political expertise which the different state organizations need can be readily provided. With intelligent leaders like Lowenstein, Bond, Michtel Harrington, Adam Walensky, and the Rev. Channing Phillips, the NDC appears to have a wealth of talent unequaled in past American political insurgencies...
...betrothed, Marlow (Andre Bishop), that he needn't stutter so before gentleladies, since he's so often displayed his knack with the wenches. In the process, Miss Yakutis makes a charming transition from country lady to lusty serving woman. Either way, she's a maid who's real talent lies in raising her eyebrows at just the right moment. Perhaps, she could instruct Mr. Etstein...
Long overlooked by collegiate rivals, Harvard's varsity ski team has finally emerged with enough individual talent to challenge Dartmouth and Middlebury for the Eastern Championship. An assortment of injuries and illnesses, however, might prevent the squad from becoming the finest in Harvard history...