Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...teach English. To the extent Harvard gave him the opportunity, it worked in conformity with Nature; to the extent Harvard frustrated him, it sinned against Providence and human potential. After a first meeting Jonathan might not have seemed suited to the role of lecturer. He had a habitual slight stammer. But this disappeared when he lapsed, as he did frequently and nearly unconsciously, from his own words into a quotation from a poem. It then became clear which was his native language, his real voice...
...Tsomides, a sophomore in the high-pressure position of cox, said yesterday the shell had difficulty in the near-perfect--calm water, slight tailwind--conditions...
...receptive to liberal appeals. There is no "crossover" voting; anti-Carter Democrats cannot stray to the Republican primary, as they have in some states, but must either mark their ballots for Kennedy or stay home from the polls. Indeed, Carter's private polls last week showed Kennedy with a slight lead...
...divers performed a number of experiments during the dive, including tests of breathing, manual dexterity and mental functioning. The only problems the divers reported were slight difficulties breathing and a mild case of the bends while surfacing...
...number four in this tennis parallel of Sherman's March to the Sea was junior captain Bob Horne, who survived an early scare to waste Bill Schmucker 6-7, 6-3, 6-1. Captain Bob lost the first set on a tough 5-4 tiebreaker, suffering a slight pulled hamstring in the process, but rebounded to win the next two sets easily...