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...only thrive if students as well asfaculty take a serious interest in it," he said...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: Faculty Mulls Concentration Report | 10/29/1993 | See Source »

...finally recognize each other's existence, seize every opportunity to proclaim that they do not yet trust each other. Trust will grow only if each successive step leads to a measurably better life -- primarily for Palestinians but also for Israelis. If it does not, Hamas and other extremists will thrive on the poverty and despair. Some Israelis euphorically predict that peace will almost automatically make their economy blossom. "I see a good chance of Israel becoming the Singapore of the Middle East, a place where multinational companies will set up their technological and marketing headquarters for the region," says Gillerman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Together Now | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

...here because we are convinced that you will thrive here," Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson told first-years and parents at the opening exercises in Tercentenary Theatre yesterday. "If you have doubts, just trust...

Author: By Melissa Lee, | Title: After Intense Minority Recruitment, Record Number of Black Students in Class of 1997 | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...find something besides salamanders to feed on. But when raised in mixed broods, a few larvae will assume a larger, more fearsome shape. These "cannibal morphs" seem to exist for one purpose only: to consume cousins (and nonrelatives) and thus make it easier for their brothers and sisters to thrive and multiply. The study does not explain how the cannibals distinguish kin from non-kin. It may be a matter of taste...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dna Works in Mysterious Ways | 5/10/1993 | See Source »

...shows often thrive on catchphrases ("Dy-no-mite"; "Kiss my grits"). Arsenio Hall's studio audience made him famous with a catchbark (Woof! Woof! Woof!). But Home Improvement may be the first show ever to rise to the top with the help of a catchgrunt. It's the growl of hairy-chested pleasure (Arrggh! Arrggh! Arrggh!) that protagonist Tim Taylor utters whenever he sees a chance to rev up his trusty power tools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prime-Time Power Trip | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

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