Word: yesteryears
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French Academies of yesteryear have transformed into the harsh scrutiny of academics in today's literati scene. To be truly accepted, a writer must be intelligent, as well as amusing. What a writer needs for inclusion in the haughty ranks of literature is substance, not style. Otherwise, it's mere journalism for you--and the "j" is said with a spitting noise, a guttural indictment of inferiority. Wolfe's critics call him a mere chronicler of the times whose attention to detail has caught our fancy, but maybe not for long...
This isn't to deny Radcliffe's role in rallying the support of alumnae from yesteryear. But for female students since 1976, the existence of Radcliffe is more of a put-down than a rallying point. Let women be Harvard students, through and through, and let Harvard finally acknowledge women...
...President began searching for other means to support the contras, but his options were limited at best. The Administration was quick to point out that it will not be involved in private efforts to sustain the rebels. Moreover, the Administration wants no part of the clandestine contra schemes of yesteryear. "There ain't going to be an Ollie North on this watch," said a senior White House aide grimly...
...wants a return to the institutionalization of the past, which stripped patients of their rights and did little to rehabilitate them. Three years ago, a study by Senator Lowell Weicker found that many institutions have reverted to the custodial care of yesteryear...
Once upon a time . . . that fairy-tale phrase glistened with wonder luster. Children's imaginations were sparked by fantasy literature that placed all adventure -- fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles -- in the past tense. "Thrilling days of yesteryear!" "A long time ago in a galaxy . . . " Locating these tales in the world's own childhood taught children their roles in the continuing drama of the human family. It also carried a cautionary moral: things were better then, more exciting and romantic, than they could ever be now. Youth is a prince who dreams that anything...