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That sounds dishearteningly similar to the anthem heard throughout last season. On a team loaded with stars, it seemed Harvard’s M.O. was to get into unnecessarily close games and then tighten up when it came down to the nitty-gritty...

Author: By J. PATRICK Coyne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: This Year Supposed To Be Different | 12/9/2004 | See Source »

...response, the Dean’s Office formed a committee of professors and administrators to review Harvard’s policy. The committee recommended this summer to tighten the policy. At the time of the policy adjustment, there were no students in the countries newly added to the list, Edwards said...

Author: By Tina Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Deters Travel to More Countries | 12/2/2004 | See Source »

...increased frequency of piracy attacks, the changing pattern of how the attacks are carried out, lead us to fear the worst, that an operation is being planned, the preliminary preparation is taking place, and the vessels are being readied," says Singapore's Tan. For its part, to tighten security, Singapore has stepped up patrols and random checks, and upgraded its radar tracking of ships...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dire Straits | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Nevertheless, the coaches made this decision to tighten up the game and focus on the players’ skill, leading to a new rules emphasis to which all teams will have to adapt...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Penalties Dominate W. Hockey Season's Start | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

...slipping across the Mediterranean into Italy. " Libya can tighten its borders," says a European ambassador in Tripoli. "But the Libyans think this is our problem." Friendship still has its limits. - By Vivienne Walt Close Call POLAND Prime Minister Marek Belka's government narrowly survived a parliamentary vote of confidence just hours after Belka announced the country would begin reducing its 2,500-strong troop contingent in Iraq early next year. "We will not remain in Iraq an hour longer than is sensible [or] necessary to achieve our mission's goal," he said. More than 70% of Poles oppose their country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Worldwatch | 10/17/2004 | See Source »

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