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Word: weightness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this a real problem? I mean, most of the world feels that status, not actual accumulation of knowledge, is important. True knowledge is superfluous when a little bit of nothing will get you what you need just as easily. A Harvard degree is worth its weight in gold, right? It's not what you know; it's who you know, right? As long as the stock market doesn't crash or the house on the hill doesn't fall down, you're pretty much in the clear with a lot of bluffing and little bit of truth...

Author: By Caille M. Millner, | Title: Lost Discourse | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...with fence and monument. Perhaps HPRE is keeping the project under wraps because it lacks a (released) name. The blueprints in the contractor's trailer simply read, "Harvard Racquet Facility." Yet the complex--which will include 16 international squash courts and six indoor tennis courts, as well as a weight facility and offices for the Athletic Department--has potentially name-worthy donors among wealthy alumni who have been reared for generations in these sports...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: A Game for the Leisure Class | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

...even more controversial approach is the risky "fist-to-cheek" position. Here, sleepers place an elbow on the armrest of the chair, and then balance the weight of their head on the strategically positioned knuckles. The peril here lies in the forces of gravity, which slowly pull the head downward, resulting in a cranial free-fall, jolting the student back to consciousness...

Author: By Bridie J. Clark, | Title: Getting Your Z | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

...everyday strains of daily life also take their toll on students' bodies. Some haul almost half their body weight in their book bags to and from class each day. Others succumb to e-mail addiction, spending hours glued to the computer screen, feverishly typing. Such repetitive strains can all be eased through massage...

Author: By Lynda A. Yast, | Title: Knead to Relax? | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

Judges took into account grades, academic awards, leadership roles and public service, placing the most weight on student's abilities to use their talents outside the classroom and laboratory...

Author: By Evelyn H. Sung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Students Named to All-USA Academic Teams | 2/17/1998 | See Source »

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