Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Head's party atmosphere has died down somewhat from past years as well. This year at least, a Saturday night reveler would have had an easier time getting into heaven than into Eliot House with its guest list for visitors. Security stayed tight the day of the regatta--helping explain a mellow mood that was cooled further by the weather--although a crack member of Cambridge's "Alcohol Disposal unit" (unmounted division) said the police did not seize as much booze from students as in the past. Last year, bottles, cans and contraband milk cartons filled two dumpsters...
...these high grades for the President do not translate into wild enthusiasm for his Administration. Just 27% said they approve of Bush's performance "strongly," and half approve "only somewhat." While 49% credit Bush with taking charge on major issues, 40% think he merely talks about them. Two-thirds think Bush has "pretty much followed" Ronald Reagan's path, vs. one-quarter who believe he has "brought real change." The desire for new approaches found by opinion surveys last year seems to have receded...
...occasion was somewhat marred by the claims of a French researcher, Dr. Dominique Stehelin, that he deserved at least part of the prize. Stehelin, who assisted in the UCSF study but is now at the Pasteur Institute in Lille, France, called his omission "very unfair and rotten." But others who were present at the time of the original experiments said that Stehelin, though a key member of the research team, nevertheless worked under the supervision of Varmus and Bishop. The Nobel Committee stood by its decision...
...intention here to defend Prop 1-2-3. Without being incredibly well-informed on the issue, my impression is that Prop 1-2-3 is an ill-conceived and somewhat sleazy move by the real estate industry that wouldn't appreciably improve Cambridge's housing problems...
Like most of Ec 10, I found the joke somewhat funny. Among tenured economists, it might be downright hilarious. But the joke is entirely inappropriate for an introductory course in a department that is trying to attract more female concentrators...