Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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"This was the biggest win of the year for us," said B.C. head coach Chuck Daly after the game. "They're a good team, and I'm glad we caught them at this time in the season," he added.
The first day after Christmas vacation has been set as the earliest possible date for the announcement of the next president of Harvard University.
Last week the Corporation said that it will not make its announcement during the Christmas holidays. Yesterday, Francis H. Burr '35, Senior Fellow of the Corporation, said there was a "99.9 per cent chance" there will be no decision this month.
Before the next president is announced, the five-man Corporation must choose its own nominee, and then go to the executive committee of the Board of Overseers and finally to a full meeting of the Overseers which traditionally ratifies the Corporation decision.
The Overseers delegated the responsibility for reviewing potential candidates to their executive committee last spring, and approval for the Corporation choice is considered a formality. Still it will take time, Burr said, to give the chosen one a chance to decide if he wants the job and to convene the...