Word: ushering
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...would make his name immortal. The depressing fact is that he was right. If he had not burned the temple, he would be utterly forgotten, along with 99.99% of the rest of the human population of Asia Minor in the 4th century B.C. Does the bombing of the Uffizi usher in a new convulsion of Herostratic politics? Passionately, one hopes not; impotently, one fears...
...terror lasted from 1975 to 1979, have clawed their way back to a modicum of power. As the country's first democratic balloting in three decades begins this week, the party threatening to wreck the election is none other than the Khmer Rouge. Hope that the vote might usher in peace, along with a constitution and new government, has given way to fear that the balloting -- already tainted by violence, intimidation and corruption -- could turn into a bloody shambles. Even if the voting succeeds, the new leaders will still have to find a way to bring the Khmer Rouge...
Despite the prospect of more revelations, reformers hope the referendum will usher in a new era of Italian politics -- even if its shape is still undefined. If, as widely expected, Segni announces formation of his own good- government party fresh from a referendum victory, his credibility might woo scandal-weary voters. However, it is unlikely he could put together an organization in time to benefit from the next elections, which could come as early as autumn. The populist Northern League led by Umberto Bossi has come on strong, but it must still extend its base of support beyond the northern...
Under President James B. Conant, Lowell's successor, efforts were made to extend the principle of selection by merit. The College sought talent nationwide through its admissions program, admitting on merit, regardless of financial need. My mentor, John Usher Munro, Dean of Harvard College (who resigned in the late 1960s to teach in a Black college in Alabama), told me about the early days of national recruiting. He and others would take the trains in Chicago and elsewhere, visiting schools and homes to identify talented students and to persuade parents, most of whom had never attended college, to let their...
...date you to name another house that guarantees these essentials of perfect House life: a friendly dining hall staff A well-stocked weight room. Single bedrooms to juniors and seniors--as well as a bagpipe extravaganza to usher in the school year. The benefits abound the longer you stay in the house...