Word: weren
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...presence of students on the CRR has arguably been instrumental in guaranteeing a fairer trial. "A lot more than three students would have been dismissed if it weren't for the students who sat on the committee," said John P. Fernandez '69, a student delegate who sat on the CRR that tried the 138 students involved in the April, 1969 occupation of University Hall...
When some of the Republicans returned to the chamber, to another standing ovation, it was clear that some of the fury had dissipated. "Mr. Speaker," said Michel somewhat sheepishly to his old golfing buddy, "we weren't going to stay away forever." The members burst into laughter. Replied O'Neill: "I am delighted to see my old friend back. As Joe Louis said, 'He can run but he can't hide...
Depeche Mode's rare appearance at the Orpheum a few months back was a pretty depressing affair if you weren't looking for a high school pick-up. With most of the musical action programmed into the array of synthesizers and organs, vocalist Gore was left prancing about like a second-string Rod Stewart, with material that could never approach the Rod's exquisitely terrible haunchraunch. The rest of the band was strapped to their machinery, tapping out melodies with one, two, and sometimes even three fingers. Depeche Mode gave good beat, but in a frenetic concert atmosphere pumped...
...certainly weren't expecting to come away victorious." Co-Captain Chet Nastala said. "It's nice to close out with a nice win," he added happily...
...engines just weren't motoring," Wentzell said. "Their pitching wasn't tast, but it was effective. We were hitting everything into the wind, and they were just flagging it down...