Word: attendance
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard, parents galore attend each and every game, even from the far reaches of the continent, often bearing pastries, sandwiches and other assorted goodies. Had I been a varsity athlete, my parents would not have routinely made the trek up from New York. I guess they just don't love me as much...
Even President Neil L. Rudenstine took the unusual step of writing personal letters to the heads of Harvard's individual schools asking them to comply to University guidelines and cut short any personal obligations to attend the high-level meetings...
Wathington predicts the write-in winners may be in for "at least a minor shock" when they attend their first meeting...
...offspring of government heads are routinely elected as governors or designated as ministers. The dynastic preference may be due to brand-name mentality as well as political connections and debts to be collected. Sometimes we cannot rule out a certain merit derived from superior education: they were able to attend the best schools. We also have a saying: Mejor un mal conocido que un bien por conocer (Better a known evil than an unknown good). ALBERTO GIBBS San Antonio de los Altos, Venezuela...
...winners of the Peace prize--natives of Johannesburg, South Africa--declined to attend the ceremony...