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...hard to determine Steve's age. He looks at least 55, but may be more than 70. You can't tell a fisherman's age by his face--old age creeps into the joints and settles in the fingertips, making fishing more of a chore and less of an exhilarating experience...
...that impact the movie. There are also subplots about running away from home, working toward a new flat, and death and renewal in the animal kingdom (Bella is ailing). The movie has the vacant sentimentality and just the sort of grinding winsomeness that can make family movies such a chore...
...backgrounds and aptitudes of those various students. While individual cases may have been leniently considered this year, permitting most students interested to enroll in Chem 20, the attitude of the teachers is somewhat disheartening. It is known that the need to teach Chem 20 is regarded as a "chore" and probably is resented by those chemistry faculty who see premeds as a drain on their time. This was reflected in what I felt was a harsh tone in the initial class of Chem 20. All of the students failing to meet the prerequisites as stated in the catalogue were called...
Understanding the Harvard housing system, with its various quotas and ratios, is as difficult a chore as grasping all of the ins and outs of the Watergate scandal. But as in the case of the bugging controversy, it is most useful to start one's explanation at the top. In this case, President Bok's provisions for a 2.5 to 1 male-female ratio at Harvard. Proposed in early October 1971 and implemented with the current freshman class, the plan provided for an increase in the number of freshman women from slightly over 300 to about 450 while simultaneously reducing...
...broader controls. Moreover, the President is clearly betting that his meat-price ceiling will soothe public alarm about inflation enough to ease the pressure on Capitol Hill for more sweeping measures. Even so, Phase Ill's dismal Act I has turned what once looked like a routine legislative chore for the Administration into another suspenseful confrontation with Congress...