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Word: sprit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...them. Many gifts contribute to reputations and bring great personal satisfaction to benefactor (I didn't write all those letters of gratitude to members of the Class of 1954 for nothing). Giving your $10 to senior gift is great, but don't try telling me it's in the sprit of Ghandhi-like altruism, or that every gift matters as much as the next in terms of the payoff for those giving...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: The Gift That Keeps On Giving | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

...been involved in track, Penningroth has felt a special affinity teammates and coaches. She points to friendly footraces with a neighborhood companion as her first foray in track and field, and she credit her high school track coach with finding her love and dedication for the sprit...

Author: By Brian D. Algra, | Title: Penningroth Hurdles Back From Injury to Contribute | 1/22/1996 | See Source »

Venus de Milo. 11 Lansdowne St., Boston. 421-9595. American Sprit, classic rock on Thurs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: not at harvard | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

Venus de Milo. 11 Lansdowne St., Boston. 421-9595. "American Sprit," classic rock on Thursday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: not at harvard | 2/16/1995 | See Source »

...check the operation of a Vague Generality, take the typical example of "Hume brought empiricism to its logical extreme." The question is asked, "Did the philosophical beliefs of Hume represent with the sprit of the age in which he lived?" Our hero replies with by opening his essay with "David Hume, the great Scottish philosopher, brought empiricism to its logical extreme. If this be the spirit of the age in which he lived, then he was representative of it." This Generality expert has already taken his position for the essay. Actually he has not the vaguest idea of what Hume...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: How to Beat the System | 8/17/1993 | See Source »

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