Word: affectations
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...warped view, Gore fell within the margin of political error by scoring 95% for anecdotal accuracy, although I don't want to suggest for a second that his overall affect, especially the sighing, didn't make me want to shake him. He looked like Sylvester Stallone, absent the Uzi, as made up by Madame Tussaud. The format brought out the worst in him. Put him in front of a podium and out of his Dockers, and he reverts to his smartest-guy-in-the-class mode, impressing the teacher with factoids for extra credit, like Serbia plus Montenegro equals Yugoslavia...
...Associate Recruiting Director Beth L. Perez, who chatted with seniors at a small informational session at Sandrine's Bistro in the Square last night, said the policy change "involves us creating enough additional avenues for students to contact us." She predicted the change would not greatly affect students...
Hamad said she hoped that the crisis would not affect Arab-Jewish relations at Harvard. If Harvard students cannot sort out their differences, she said, it is impossible to expect Arabs and Jews in the midst of the crisis...
...accident, but he rarely comes across as vulnerable. He's still the hard-working student once trotted out by his parents to please the grownup guests. It's harder to identify with the good son than with the black sheep, even though Gore's lack of affect may be the most genuine thing about...
...factory monitor, and I'm not in a position to judge the validity of Professor O'Rourke's criticisms," he wrote in an e-mail message. "O'Rourke has affirmed to us that his criticisms do not affect the validity or integrity of the [consultants'] report, which he participated in and stands behind...