Word: quickness
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Nevertheless, Vargas Llosa tries to steal two or three hours in the mornings for reading, writing and contemplation. Mostly he reads poetry for its quick burst of language, but he admits that he finds it hard to concentrate these days. No doubt Peruvian reality rivals even the most artful and engaging of his novels. In Conversations in the Cathedral (1969) and The War at the End of the World (1984), the two books of which he is proudest, Vargas Llosa explored fanaticism, apocalypse and corruption. If he is elected President, Vargas Llosa will have to contend more directly with these...
...QUICK calculation of the number of paper cups used daily in Harvard's dining halls is astonishing. If we assume, on average, that 6000 of the college's 6400 undergraduates eat two meals a day, and use two cups at each meal, the number of non-recyclable cups wasted daily comes out to a staggering...
...were just outmatched all the way down the line," Catamounts Coach Jeff Thomsen said. "They got off real quick and we weren't ready for them...
...quick start is somewhat atypical of the Crimson, who had to rely on big comebacks to win its last two contests over Army and Penn. But yesterday, Harvard sophomore Chip Linehan stuffed a Tim Reilly pass into the Vermont twine just 28 seconds into the game...
...leaves Cuomo both angry and sad. "It's the ultimate political cop-out," he says. "It reflects the unwillingness of candidates to propose programs that might actually impact on crime, because that might mean spending money, and that can mean tax increases. It is easier to hold out a quick fix, the idea that all will be well if we just burn people...