Word: victors
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...liberal-arts emphasis here is seen by many as another of the strongest aspects of the program. "Harvard prepares a student to interact with a much broader environment and people who graduate from our department normally have incredible interpersonal skills," says R. Victor Jones, Wallace professor of applied physics, who is also an advisor...
...most prestigious U.S. retailing chains. At least four potential buyers vied for the richly profitable company (estimated 1989 earnings: $111 million), which has 45 stores in such locales as Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and Palm Beach, Fla. When the winning bid of $1.5 billion was disclosed last week, the victor was Investcorp, a reclusive firm based in Bahrain that is becoming a powerful force in retailing...
...actual fact, there were three. There was Major Marais. He was in charge of the premises ((at Victor Verster Prison Farm)). Warrant Officer Gregory was his assistant. And Warrant Officer Swart was the man who actually lived with me in the house from 7 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon, when he left until the following morning. I got on very well with all of them. We became very close friends...
...When Nelson Mandela stepped through the gates of Victor Verster Prison Farm last week, TIME's Peter Magubane was on hand to photograph the moment. The two men would not have the opportunity to embrace until two days later, however, when Magubane would be called to a secret location on Mandela's first day back in Johannesburg. "I wasn't taking pictures," Magubane says. "I said, 'You look quite good. You haven't changed.' It was a relief to see him out of prison." Two nights later, the two men, who have known each other nearly 40 years, shared...
...gets worse. Douglas's reign could turn out to be corrupt, full of devious back-door promotional dealings in New York and rigged fights in Vegas. Another prospect--frightening for the new victor, of course--is the return of the dethroned champ with a vengeance. The old guard is down...