Word: acquiree
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Brisk Trade. Finding work is seldom a problem, as long as the immigrants are not fussy about what they do, and few are. All they have to show an employer is a Social Security card, which is about as hard to acquire as a Popsicle. They can either borrow one...
> Acquire technical competence, but beware of overinvesting in a specialty: be ready for a broader perspective.
Molecular biology's wizards have managed to cross that obstacle in their work with bacteria. Unlike higher organisms, bacteria are single-celled creatures that usually reproduce not by sexual mating but by simply dividing. Thus their ability to acquire new and possibly advantageous genes would seem to be highly...
Major hit musicals rarely attract cult followings. Everybody enjoys them. But in the semi-hit ranks, certain shows acquire ardent admirers who tend to feel that their pet musical has certain special qualities that the general audience does not fully appreciate It may be the tuneful charm or sophistication of...
Such exhortations worry many liberal arts educators. Not only do they feel the pressure to provide "salable skills," but they also suspect that the traditional liberal arts goal of producing a "wellrounded" graduate has become blurred. The widespread relaxing of course requirements as a result of the turbulent '60s...