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...Possible Tenth House Site...
...chief advantages of the gas turbine are its simplicity (it has about 80% fewer working parts than a gas or diesel engine) and its compactness (it is only one-third as large as a comparable reciprocating engine and weighs only one-half to one-tenth as much). The gas turbine is extremely rugged, requires few repairs and runs on almost any liquid or gas fuel...
...convinced that the Greeks live "beyond good and evil." The only space that matters to them is the spot they occupy. Asked the distance to a neighboring town, a Corfiote villager would reply with the number of cigarettes smoked in transit. With the reminder that "Poverty is the Tenth Muse" of Greece, Durrell makes the inevitable attempt to define the national character: It "is based on the idea of the impoverished and downtrodden little man getting the better of the world around him by sheer cunning. Add to this the salt of a self-deprecating humour and you have...
...governor exercises sole authority over the trustees who institute MTA policy, either John A. Volpe or Joseph D. Ward would be in a position to negotiate sale with the University. In the past the Administration has offered as much as million for the site, where it hopes construct a tenth House...
...obtained that substitute the Bennett St. facilities, the future of a tenth House for the College rest in the hands of the new governor...