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Word: fails (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Social Security system will falter or fail before their retirement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indicators: Feb. 28, 2000 | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

...game is not just for the standings. Should Harvard fail to win either the regular-season or conference championship, it will need a good record against top competition to impress the selection committee and get an at-large bid. The Wildcats are the last ranked team the Crimson will face in before the playoffs start...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Playoff Positioning Begins for W. Hockey Against UNH | 2/24/2000 | See Source »

Harvard and Yale law schools have very different grading methodologies. HLS follows the traditional letter grade system, giving students grades ranging from A+ to F. At Yale , students are usually given grades of "honors," "pass," "low pass" and "fail." First semester students are graded solely on a pass/fail system, in which students say it is virtually impossible to fail...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Comparing the Titans: Harvard and Yale Law Schools Fight for Number One | 2/22/2000 | See Source »

...transmitted only from China or from the corpse of a killer whale. Six months before his death, at 48, even his brother didn't know that he was mostly homosexual. He was "out to seduce everybody," as a close friend remarked, and he didn't like to fail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Prodigal Nomad | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...civilized discourse is over. The overly serious members of Harvard student government fail to realize that "we brought you the Fly-By" fails to inspire the fervor of the people. In today's MTV world, the historic Lincoln-Douglas debates that captivated pre-Civil-War audiences would air right after the infomercial on automatically inflating pencils...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: Nielsen Ratings Up For U.C. | 2/16/2000 | See Source »

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