Word: tolled
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Other cons to accepting include such factors as ineligibility for spring term freshman seminars and the psychological toll of advancing your academic career faster than you think feels right. What truly disturbs us, however, is the number of rumors, most of which are fully untrue, about the costs of Advanced Standing. Many think accepting brings on disadvantages with fellowships and difficulty in being considered for Phi Beta Kappa. But these factors are relevant only if you plan on graduating in three years; the fellowships office at the Office of Career Services and the Phi Beta Kappa director will tell...
...memoir that Nixon wanted Scaife to buy the Post during the Watergate scandal. Scaife has also financed the Southeastern Legal Foundation, a backer of former FBI agent Gary Aldrich's loosely sourced, Clinton-bashing best seller Unlimited Access, and the Free Congress Foundation, which once set up a toll-free hot line for women who claimed they had been sexually harassed by President Clinton. (Please hold; your call will be answered in the order in which it was received.) Yet another Scaife pet project, the Landmark Legal Foundation, has links to James Moody, the lawyer for Linda Tripp, and--very...
Harvard was in second place on January 10 when it pulled out a come-from-behind 3-2 overtime win over Union, and without even taking to the ice since that time, has dropped to fourth place. Exam break indeed took a toll on the 5-4-2 Crimson squad that finally gets back into the hockey mode on Monday against Boston College in the first round of the annual Beanpot Tournament...
...confident John Paul as he undertakes this historic mission is his health. He recovered slowly but well from an assassin's bullet in 1981; he survived colon surgery in 1992 and an inflamed appendix in 1996. But the bathroom fall that broke his leg in 1994 took an enormous toll on his physical capacities. The first skiing Pope can no longer schuss down slopes; his beloved mountain hikes have been replaced by slow strolls around his Vatican terrace. His public appearances have been reduced, though his attitude is, Don't stop until you drop...
...time--and innumerable nights of french fries, cigarette smoke (since banned) and greasy pizzas--took their toll, the terminals began to deteriorate...