Word: hugeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think [theft] is huge in terms of numbers," Dowler said. "What we have is anecdotes about particular items. For example, we know we lost some items on the occult...
...huge enrollments in this semester's Core offerings produced the usual problems: lecture halls bulging to capacity; overburdened teaching fellows; crowded, impersonal sections; lack of contact between students and instructors; sold-out books at the Coop and a general feeling that learning at Harvard should be better than...
Cores aren't jam-packed with students because the material is so interesting or the professors so captivating. There are simply too many students vying for too few courses. A few calculations reveal that the Core Curriculum is structured to produce huge classes. What it isn't designed to produce is a "core" education that would justify the huge classes...
...barge loaded with 4.2 million gal. of home-heating oil was pulling away from a terminal near New York harbor last week when two huge explosions tore gaping holes in the hull. Nearly 200,000 gal. of fuel poured into the Arthur Kill, a narrow waterway between Staten Island and New Jersey. For the fourth time this year, a major spill threatened birds, turtles and other wildlife that dwell in the fragile wetlands...
Under the system, adults will pay a flat rate based on the cost of government services in their localities, rather than property taxes assessed according to the value of the home. Rich property owners will get a huge break, while on average, local taxes will go up $279 a household. Conservative M.P. Tony Marlow calls the detested law a "suicide pill" for the ruling party...