Word: gladding
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...Britain in which those captured at sea would have just given name, rank and number; would only have been men; would have done no more in captivity than suck on a pipe while dressed in a peacoat; would have just muttered, "Hello sir, glad to be back," when released, was not in most ways a better place than the insanely meritocratic, undeferential, deinstitutionalized Britain that Thatcher and Princess Diana unleashed. Every so often, however, Britons should be allowed to look back at that older nation - and mourn its passing...
...stories that moved too quickly ("On other shows, they don't let people kiss for years") and an overreliance on the clever, self-knowing jokes the show was loved for but that came to serve as cover for absurd story lines or clichéd characters. Although he's glad it ended, he still considers The O.C. his college, and had lunch the day before with co-star Benjamin McKenzie (who played the aforementioned blond lead). Even the breakup of his much chronicled, sickeningly cute romance with co-star Rachel Bilson (they share custody of two dogs: Penny Lane and Thurmen...
Harvard women’s lacrosse coach Sarah Nelson ’94, who has known the Flood family since the girls were in high school, says that it’s an intangible nature of the sport that brings families together—and she’s glad that one Flood followed the other...
...kids that were here,” Pepper said. HUDS Director for Marketing and Communications Crista Martin said that while HUDS does not have a formal policy to address such situations, it does “all kinds of things in the neighborhood, and so we were just glad to be able to help them out.” According to Martin, students’ parents have sent e-mails to HUDS to express their gratitude—and HUDS was happy to play host to the youngsters. “I’m just glad that they were...
...courtship involves special attention to minority admits, with some schools resorting to separate prefrosh weekends for particular ethnic groups. While we certainly recognize the need for specific minority outreach measures, we remain wary of those prefrosh programs that tend to divide and segregate the student population. We are glad that at Harvard, which prides itself on its inviting and diverse community of students, the Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program (UMRP) is able to meet the needs of its minority students and potential matriculants without resorting to such extreme measures.The UMRP is, at its most basic level, an outreach program catered...