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Several of Gorbachev's advisers added that they were concerned about his thin skin and his tendency to personalize political disputes. Hence they were upset to find the U.S. press awash in what they took to be officially instigated presummit Yeltsin bashing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad: For He's a Jolly Fellow | 6/11/1990 | See Source »

...found this thing I could do that made me feel good. I played banjo all the time and stopped eating for satisfaction. I almost feel that I have a deal with the banjo, that if I put the time in and take care of it, I'll be thin and have something. And if I don't, part of me is afraid it will all fall apart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: He's Finger-Pickin' Good | 6/11/1990 | See Source »

...leaving the city, it was Tribe's name on Brooks' petition, more than any other, that drew attention to the matter. While the law professor was quick to repudiate his signature, the appearance lingered that the liberal, tolerant image of Harvard and Brattle St. was nothing more than a thin veneer...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Allegations of Racism Ignite Citywide Debate | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

...like many of his apparently liberal positions on higher education, Bok's internationalization drive has been criticized for simply being a thin veneer over a more conservative stance...

Author: By Tara A. Nayak, | Title: Forging A Vision For Harvard | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

Books clutter the Cabot House room of Cara W. Robertson '90. There are texts on history, literature, women's studies. There are tomes both new and old, small and large, fat and thin...

Author: By Susan D. Wojcicki, | Title: Witty Woman | 6/7/1990 | See Source »

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