Word: omitted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...writing to correct a statement made in the November 10, 1989, Harvard Crimson Hockey Supplement. In the Harvard Hockey Quiz on page 14, you ask for the native Minnesotans on this year's squad. You correctly identify Tod Hartje and Mike Vukonich. However, you omit Craig Miskovich, who was born and raised in Minnesota. Furthermore, as the dictionary defines "native" as "being such by birth or origin," the McCormack brothers, Scott and Brian, should also have been included, even though they now live elsewhere. J. Aron Allen, who now lives in Minnesota, would not be a correct response...
...Soviet Union with Intourist has doubled since 1984, to more than 75,000 visitors last year. The number would be higher but for the shortage of hotel space. Though the new maps are welcome, old habits die hard. Tourists renting cars still receive only partial route guides, which omit the roads to cities that are closed to visitors. "Maps are really not a requirement," observes Dutch traveler Robert Harting. "The police make sure you're on the right road...
...project for the secretary who speaks a little French or a favor requested from a relative of the defendant. "A family member is the worst person you can use," says Maureen Dunn, an interpreter for the deaf. "They have their own side of the story, and they add and omit things." Besides, interpretation is a sophisticated art. It demands not only a broad vocabulary and instant recall but also the ability to reproduce tone and nuance and a good working knowledge of street slang. "Most people believe that if you are bilingual, you can interpret," says Jack Leeth...
Next year's student handbook will omit the existing policy, and a supplement to the book will be distributed to students when a final decision has been made...
...rabbis misrepresent, distort and selectively omit important pieces of the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian picture. Namely, they claim that Palestinians have refused to negotiate with Israel and that they are committeed to the total destruction of Israel. According to them, these are "known facts" about Palestinians...