Word: raring
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...taking a study break or something and go up to the balcony [of Currier towers] and just look at the stars and airplanes-- but then I realized that you can look straight into people's windows. People just don't even think about it." Perhaps active nightlife is rare, ("Come on, it is the Quad after all," says the Currier spy) but there's almost always something to see. "I get really interested in just watching people sit at their desks," she comments. "The occasional nose-picker, you know. And then there're also the people who wander around their...
Officials say that on rare occasions, donors will not budge from a gift idea that Harvard simply cannot use. In such cases, the University must turn the gift down...
noir (nwar), a. [F. noir.] 1. Heraldry. Black. rare...
Puffy appears to have it all. But he has more than just the rare combination of youth, fame, wealth and black skin-in the hip-hop industry, there are plenty of personalities who fit that bill. What makes Puffy a phenomenon is that in a society where blacks have historically been lauded (and exploited) for their musical talents, they have rarely been allowed to run things. Puffy, however, has taken over...
America has a rare and precious asset in Gates. He is a man whose work improves people's lives, making our working hours more productive and more fun. Gates must bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange to America each year. If he makes billions as a result, good luck to him. Will bringing down Microsoft and Gates benefit America? It may soothe the envy of his competitors, but it won't be of long-term benefit to the world. America should celebrate him, not persecute him. BARBARA BANNISTER KwaZulu, South Africa...