Word: towering
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Seventy-three years after a Russian monastery’s bells were shipped across the Atlantic and hoisted into the Lowell bell tower, a delegation of monks have arrived at Harvard to urge the University to return the sacred instruments...
Because the largest three bells—Mother Earth, along with a 6.5-ton and a 2.5-ton bell—won’t fit through the openings on the side of the tower, Verdin said, one of the columns around the bells would have to be removed...
...issue is the cost of tearing that beautiful tower apart,” Verdin explained...
...salad of roasted mushrooms that arrives is unexpectedly towering, layered like a napoleon between round pastry crisps. It’s nearly impossible to figure out how to begin to eat it. Cutting straight into the tower sends mushroom pieces flying; the most successful approach involves delayering first. Again, the flavor pairings are masterful. Creamy dressing deepens the meatiness of the mushrooms, which is then gracefully cut by balsamic vinegar and sharp lacings of tiny cress leaves...
...fact that such care is available to Harvard students is incredible. And such top of the line service is available to all students—regardless of their economic status. While students at other universities all over the country bemoan their health services, here in the ivory tower we have found something about our school that truly sets us apart...