Word: groundworks
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...have all the groundwork once again," Harvard coach David Fish said. "One of our primary goals at this point is to have another terrific year, to show that's it's a consistent standard...
...Milliken v. Bradley decision laid the groundwork for today's desegregation conundrum. Had Boston's federal district court been able to embrace the school systems of such storied American communities as Concord and Lexington, there would have been more whites with whom to integrate and less criticism that Judge Arthur Garrity's order did little more than mix "poor blacks" with "poor whites." But it would be naive to imagine that most suburban whites would obediently put their children on the bus to the inner city. Suburban families might have thrown fewer rocks than did the working-class whites...
...supported Richard Daley Jr. in the Chicago mayoral race, standing against his former patron, Jackson, who was backing another candidate. But several years later, when two officials of the centrist Democratic Leadership Conference tried to prevent Jackson from speaking at a meeting, Brown delivered a searing rebuke. The groundwork of unity that he laid eventually enabled the party to rally behind Clinton...
That Harvard charm lures girls from Boston University, Boston College and Northeastern to the hospitable weekend open houses of the final clubs. It is so noble of you men to patronize some of the local schoolgirls and lay the groundwork for a real Boston collegiate community. Mingling with some of your fellow male classmates is one thing--shipping in girls from afar, quite another...
...course, two events can not decide a meet. There were many fine performances throughout the day that laid the groundwork for the victory. Co-Captain Ailey Penningroth won both the shot put (12.43m) and the 20 pound weight throw (13.94m) Then, much to the surprise of many, she appeared on the starting line to lead off the two mile relay team...