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Critics of the Afro-American Studies department's structure at the time suggested that such student privileges irrevocably damaged the chances of building a solid core of top-notch faculty because no professors of any stature would subject themselves to students' cross-examination. But Hall, who was a member of the student search committee for a chair, says that prospective professors actually commended what students were doing. "They may have thought it bold, but none fundamentally disagreed with...
...Princeton goes in and Yale goes in, and theyplay some top-notch teams closely," HarvardCo-Captain Ron Mitchell said. "They'll play themclosely because they play a slow-tempo game. Thereis only so much the other team is going to beatthem by. We're not going to change our style ofplay to try to beat...
...cropped jacket, $575; knit dress, $230. The total for the ensemble: ! $1,530. That's not including the $68 wool scarf, $15 ribbed tights or the who- knows-how-much gloves. I bought a pair of stretch velvet leggings last year for $80 -- not exactly dirt cheap but top-notch fashion for the money. When I see stretch velvet leggings in the magazines for $500, I wonder what the other $420 is for. That's not style, that's trying to sucker...
...government has its own reasons for promoting cigarette exports. Cigarettes are one of the few U.S. products still considered top-notch in the world market, and the government views them as important in closing our gaping trade deficit. In 1989, cigarettes earned approximately $3.3 billion in export revenue...
...same time, Trump began to suffer from management problems. Last October his casino operations suffered a tragic loss, when three of Trump's top-notch casino executives died in a helicopter crash. Among them was Stephen Hyde, 43, chief executive of Trump's gaming operations. "Steve knew how to force Donald to listen," says Jack O'Donnell, who headed the Plaza Hotel and Casino until he resigned in April. "Once Steve was gone, Donald had to get more involved in the business. He started operating the budget based on his ego, not on reality." As the opening...