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...Charles and Mike to their fateful folly. Says Karel Reisz: "Jeremy has the authority of a leading man without the narcissism that so often goes with it." Indeed, there is something of the fervid adolescent in his playing of these serious young men. It takes doomed love to test, toughen and mature Charles-and a compelling actor-personality to play him. Irons is equally persuasive as performer and fond lover. As Reisz notes, "Jeremy does have his Heathcliff side...
Letters accompanying the reports do not urge professors who award higher grades to toughen their standards, Whitla said, adding that the Faculty Council--which urges him to disseminate the information--"wanted simply to provide information, not to give advice." He said that "It's an individual faculty member's own responsibility to determine his own grading policies...
...what Reagan does in the next year and a half," Weyrich says the New Right will tolerate "not a bit of compromise" from the president or from its own Congressional candidates. If Reagan follows through on his vows to cut taxes and social spending, raise the defense budget and toughen policy toward the Soviets, and "the Ted Kennedys" oppose him, then the conservative mandate is clear. Run behind the Reagan banner and tighten ties with the GOP. However, Weyrich warns, "It remains to be seen if we have a conservative White House, or a conservative Senate...
However, if the public is going to risk a billion-and-a-half on Chrysler. Congress should toughen Carter's proposal, and make granting the aid conditional on a commitment from Chrysler to use the money to retool for production of small, fuel-efficient cars, and also, as Rep. Henry Reuss (D-Wis) has advocated, for buses and rail equipment...
...Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) yesterday approved a plan to toughen sophomore standing requirements by increasing the minimum score students must attain on three Advanced Placement (A.P.) exams from...