Word: accomplishments
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...We’re certainly being driven through the mission and therefore the Faculty is going to be more accepting of it,” Smith said. “Because what we’re trying to accomplish aligns with what the Faculty is trying to accomplish in both our academic and curricular programs...
...pride, the electric excitement that hadn’t coursed through this brick prison since fall semester.” According to Canday residents, the prospects of participating in the upcoming tennis tournament generated dorm pride and unity. “We found a common ground and prepared to accomplish the unthinkable: defeat a small dorm and bring home the Yard Bucket,” Coleman wrote. “Now that we’ve gotten so far, they’re trying to take everything we’ve earned away from us” agreed Hardwick. Canaday...
...trying to think. There wasn?t that much. (Laughs.) We pretty much threw caution to the wind and just went forward. Most of the things that we wanted to try to do we were able to accomplish. Pakistan is part of the example. We couldn?t get visas into Pakistan. We ultimately had to bribe our way into the country. We were denied access, denied access, denied access. We had someone inside the government who was giving us information and this person said our application had been denied countless times. There?s no way they?re going...
...political ambitions. After relinquishing her personal achievements and hitching her fate to her husband’s in office, Mrs. Spitzer suffered a particular injustice when the former governor’s indiscretion was revealed. But because of this very investment in her marriage, divorce would accomplish nothing; indeed, it would only further hurt her and their family...
...Despite this odd assortment, Samak has vowed to get down to business and tackle Thailand's problems, ranging from underwhelming economic growth to rising consumer prices. But with a respected fortuneteller predicting the demise of this government, many Thais aren't confident that Samak will survive long enough to accomplish much. The question, then, is whether Samak's successor might have more time to fix Thailand?s troubles. On this point, sadly, Varin the soothsayer isn?t talking...