Word: countless
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Last Sunday, the computer virus Chernobyl disabled the hard drives of computers across the Campus, preventing access to everything from theses to lowly expos papers. Those who lacked sufficient protection in the form of anti-viral programs had to suffer both the loss of countless hours as they attempted to restore their papers and the supercilious comments of their peers. The number of students who do, indeed, back up every assignment they have on a disk is quite small. Harvard students prize efficiency, and so due to the rarity of complete computer failure, not many expend the effort required...
...magic of Sister Mary William and company. If I'd gone to my neighborhood school instead of the parish school, it's doubtful I would have gone to college on scholarship or have the life I now do, the result of diagramming hundreds of sentences and writing countless essays under boot-camp conditions. But there's a difference: no one thought non-Catholic taxpayers should subsidize that choice or that money should be taken away from the public schools...
...crisis has brought anguish for countless others as well. Suicide, alcoholism, divorce and crime have jumped nationwide in the past year. Shelters for out-of-work businessmen have sprouted in Seoul and other cities. In a country in which corporations traditionally provided the welfare system, the government is trying to build a social safety net from scratch. This year spending on job training and support for the unemployed is expected to rise 39.8% and 34.8%, to $1 billion and $5 billion, respectively. But it is not clear how long the government can contain the resentment of those...
...important, a feeling of having returned somewhere where people know you. After sophomores settle down, they begin to feel that they know what's going on. They are no longer confined to the Yard or the Grille for their social lives, and by the end of the year, already countless sections into college, sophomores tend to think they are on the verge of understanding the workings of the University--how to beat class lotteries, what "advising" means, etc.--and they realize, frighteningly enough, that they are half way done with college...
MP3s and the Internet can empower bands to take back control over their music. Countless bigname groups are eager to take advantage of the opportunity; for example the Beastie Boys took it upon themselves to make available live tracks and non-copyrighted music to promote their latest album, Hello Nasty. Garbage and Alanis Morrisette have been known to release special rare cuts exclusively in MP3 format. They Might Be Giants has even made entire albums available online. Smaller, independent bands have also embraced MP3s as a means for building a fan base and getting their music recognized. The London-Based...