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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard of 1989 and that of 1979 pale in comparison to the previous 10 years, or the 10 before that. The commotion of the past 10 years, the new policy initiatives and the new deans, the recurring waves of student protest seemed important at the time. But in retrospect, the 1980s seem to have made the minutest of marks on the pages of Harvard history...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Harvard in the Eighties ...350 and Counting | 12/16/1989 | See Source »

...retrospect, the choice of the word "defend" was poor. But I stand by my accusation that Dershowitz is an inveterate apologist for Israel. My point was not whether Dershowitz approves of human rights violations, but whether he rationalizes them. And indeed he does...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: The Editor Strikes Back | 12/13/1989 | See Source »

...Center for European Studies and Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel sponsored the event, entitled "World War II in Retrospect...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Second World War Commemorated; Experts Discuss the Conflict's Origins | 11/17/1989 | See Source »

...seeing what we were doing and they gave us a little problem with the sprint draw in the first half," Steele said. "We went in at halftime and what we did is try to make the adjustment to help us with the cutbacks they were getting and in retrospect, it was a gamble that backfired...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: The Stadium is Unkind to the Quakers | 11/15/1989 | See Source »

...retrospect, we should have taken time out and talked it over a little more," Steele said, "but I thought we were in position where we had the momentum right there...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: The Stadium is Unkind to the Quakers | 11/15/1989 | See Source »

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