Word: toughness
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...various federal banking agencies on Monday announced the procedures by which they will convert preferred shares to common stock at troubled banks, and later this week they will begin the promised "stress tests" of the assets of the country's 20 biggest banks. But nobody knows yet how tough those tests will be - and to be honest, nobody knows how tough they should...
...duration of the ECAC playoffs, the Crimson’s class of 2009 was honored after the game for its contributions to the program.“It’s so huge for us,” Vaughn said. “We’ve had a tough season, it hasn’t been easy for us, but for us to finish like this is really exciting.”Before the post-game ceremony, though, Harvard’s oldest skaters showed just how much the team will miss them next year.Every senior skater except...
Students can be very tough on themselves. It concerns me that some carry a very narrow definition of success and others see asking for help as a sign of weakness. Years ago, freelance writer Linda Weltner shared the following story attributed to Norris Lee in The Boston Globe...
...Credit it to whatever you like: the pressure of living up to astronomically high expectations, a tough early-season road schedule, or just plain bad luck...
...Harvard has shaken off preseason expectations and redefined itself on its own terms. Led by its veterans, the Crimson has gained confidence, fought back from tough deficits, and learned from its missteps. When it would have been easy to give up and write the season off as a disappointment, that’s when Harvard revealed its true character...