Word: accept
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...often get A’s too, but as Mr. Carswell points out, this takes too long. There are other ways.His third suggestion, the Overpowering Assumption, I think is best. But not for the reasons he suggests—that the assumption is so cosmic that it might be accepted. It is rarely “accepted;” we aren’t here to accept or reject—we’re here to be amused. The more dazzling, personal, unorthodox, paradoxic your assumptions (paradoxes are not equivocations), the more interesting an essay is likely...
...ironing out the specifics,” Cosgrove said.Nevertheless, Cosgrove credited organizers “for pulling together as much as they did in 10 weeks.”During the question and answer portion of the event, one student asked Rinere about the selection process.Some fellows were accepted into the program without interviews.“It was clear that we would not be able to interview all 500 people. So what we did was something similar to what admissions does, which is: If you can’t interview everybody yourself, then you rely on proxies...
...often survive only on the coattails of upperclassmen in their extracurricular activities. Reform was urgently needed. But while the administration’s haste was understandable, the questionable and opaque process of selecting PAFs was not. Applications were due April 16. By April 18, some applicants had been accepted. Before the interviews began on April 24, a total of 90 applicants—nearly half of the 190 that would eventually be chosen—had been given positions. The rest were offered interviews or rejected. Among other factors, these decisions were made based on recommendations of members...
...will have to book another charge for that in 2007. GM's various cost-cutting moves should boost the bottom line, resulting in net income of $1.6 billion next year, Bruynesteyn estimates. Yet the healthier GM's finances appear, the more difficult it will be to persuade workers to accept big wage and benefits cuts in the next contract...
...should be grateful. But humans are not meant to live 90-plus years, nor are we meant to violate our bodies with stainless steel, latex and pharmaceuticals in the hope of fulfilling aspirations to immortality. Some price must be paid for defying fate, nature and God. The sooner we accept that bad things will happen despite the excellent care we receive, the sooner we will appreciate that we live longer, more comfortably and, dare I say, more happily than any previous generation. TOM PALUCH, M.D. San Diego