Word: contend
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have been grumblings. His colleagues, principally, confront him with their contention that publicizing and practicing science are two irreconcilable aims. So Broca's Brain is an entirely representative work--on the one hand we're treated to Sagan's youthful enthusiasm, imagination, and charm; on the other we must contend with the superficiality and disjointedness which, many claim, have marred his entire career...
Joseph A. Bertagna, '73, director of sports information, said "a couple of years ago the plans for new athletic facilities included a building for basketball. There are intercollegiate, intramural and recreational schedules which we have to contend with. Obviously, the basketball people would like to see a new building, but for economic reasons we just...
...There are no real internal problems for me to contend with on the field hockey team," she says. "Like most of the other women's teams in the College, the players are too concerned with team effort and overall performance to waste time worrying about individual showing...
Several similar structures in Scotland have more accurate alignments, Gingerich said. But he stressed that even these seemingly more sophisticated structures may not be so valuable as some scientists contend. The Scottish rings "would be truly wonderful if the whole area were not dotted with stones," he said...
Besides logistical problems, officials in Boston, Philadelphia and Washington had to contend with lawsuits brought by civil libertarians, abortion advocates and atheists, including Madalyn Murray O'Hair, who won the Supreme Court ruling in 1963 that banned prayer from public schools. Opponents argued that public spending on the platforms constructed for the Pope's Masses, or even the use of public land, would violate the Constitution's separation of church and state. Complained Boston Plaintiff Bill Baird: "What do you think would happen if the Ayatullah Khomeini were coming to Boston Common to conduct a Muslim service...