Word: scheme
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...idea of an interim presidency, however, is hardly far-fetched. Since seizing power in 1991, Cedras and the two other members of Haiti's reigning troika -- Lieut. Colonel Joseph Michel Francois, the police chief, and army chief of staff Philippe Biamby -- have tried repeatedly to set such a scheme in motion. Now, emboldened by the military-staged thug-fest that turned back the troopship U.S.S. Harlan County from Port-au-Prince on Oct. 11, the triumvirate is ready for its end game...
...triumphs, however. While Stones for Ibarra examined an American couple forging new lives for themselves abroad, Consider This, Senora tells of four Yanquis living aloof from their Mexican surroundings. Rather than engage with their new land, the protagonists live apart, their Mexican adventure just a hiatus in the larger scheme. For them, Mexico is not a country in its own right, but an absence or escape from their former lives...
Duehay, who is endorsed by the Cambridge Civic Association, has worked to keep the water supply at Fresh Pond clean and to prevent the construction of Scheme Z, a 16-lane, 11-story highway interchange slated for construction through East Cambridge...
...core are the usual suspects, council chair Michael P. Beys '94 and secretary Randall A. Fine '96. This time, our villains attempt to control the council elections by withholding information about the deadline for candidacy applications. Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III gets wind of the dastardly scheme when would-be candidates wander into his office wondering how they...
...nervous student has ever found a way to turn their insecurity into a money-raising scheme--until now. This year, five first-years have started "Stupid People at Harvard" (SPAH), a not yet official organization for students who feel a bit out of place among the horde of MENSA members...