Word: purports
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pundits, moralists, and self-righteous, self-appointed preservers of our culture have told us that television is bad.... Well, television is not the evil destroyer of all that is right in this world. In fact, and we say with all the disdain we can muster for the elitists who purport otherwise--TV is good." The essay reaches its own peak of self-righteousness when it points out that TV "makes us laugh" and "makes us cry" and asks, "Can any other medium match TV for its immediacy, its impact, its capacity to entertain?" But this argument, however flimsy, is contradicted...
...mention of this persistent problem. But it is the prerogatives emphasized in fund-raising drives like this one that determine what kind of University Harvard will become. If President Rudenstine and Dean Knowles are really as distressed about the lack of gender proportionality in the Faculty as they purport to be, they must make a point of emphasizing the need for funds earmarked for closing the gender gap. And this effort must go further that merely encouraging women to participate in future capital campaigns; Rudenstine and Knowles must themselves be willing to convince donors with large wallets to lend their...
...drop is not significant," she said. "It's simply a report of the official activities. It does not purport to be a thorough reflection of all incidents of this nature that occur...
...serves over 10,000 students and has about 18 and one-half barbells. Shad serves less than 2,000 and carries over 40. The Crimson would do well to focus on greater inclusion--pressuring the administration for improvement and expansion of the MAC--not on the exclusion your headlines purport. --Kishan Putta, MPP1
...were not asked about any specific incidents. We now see in the story vague references to complaints from three customers about "price-manipulation schemes," but since we were not given details, it was virtually impossible to respond. Suffice it to say, we have not received complaints or inquiries that purport to suggest price manipulation at JB Oxford. Your reporter's allegation is false. Our company executes or clears approximately 3 million trades per year, as you noted, and our sales and trading practices are in line with industry standards...