Word: adaptibility
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Some have suggested that it would be too difficult and costly to adapt the existing HLS buildings for other uses. But Shieber’s letter dismisses that argument, stating that the expense would represent only a small fraction of the overall cost of building the new campus...
Rejecting the theory of many of his contemporaries, Dawkins argued that religion has not helped people to adapt or to survive. Beyond acting as a source of solace, religion provides no protection against diseases or physical threats...
...pathetic, we should thank Mahathir for revealing precisely the mentality of the Islamic leaders he was addressing. Even if the Prime Minister's assertions were true, they largely missed the point. If so many Jews were in influential positions, it would show the ability of Jewish communities to adapt to their environment and grasp what modernity is about. Constrained by a difficult history, Jews have had little choice but to find ways to integrate into host societies. Just as anti-Semites in Europe did in the past, Mahathir is mistaking a consequence for a cause. He misses the real target...
...penalty-killing problem seems to involve the adjustment period to a new style of play. With the departure of former assistant coach Nate Leaman to be head coach at Union and the arrival of Gene Reilly as Harvard’s new assistant coach, the players have had to adapt to a new approach and a new defensive scheme when down a man, a situation that is exacerbated by the amount of time Reilly has been on recruiting trips in the fall...
While Brendan Bernakevitch and Charlie Johnson adapt to the move from wing to center, Cavanagh must elevate his game. He certainly has the ability; Mazzoleni has heralded him as having “50-point potential,” and he has centered Harvard’s most effective playoff scoring line the last two seasons...