Word: adaptions
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...rise to the occasion. It's paying attention to its principles and values. It's talking about the renewal of the organization and how we have to do things differently. We cannot say after 15, 20 years that we cannot resolve our issues. This is about our capacity to adapt to new conditions, to analysts what are the new challenges. That's what the ANC is doing right now. We are just past the stage where we might have turned into something else - and where we might have fallen. I think that, instead, we have jumped forward...
...nascent civil societies. As our ancestors learned to read, they wrote sacred texts; as they created social hierarchies, they introduced priests. Religious fervor has dwindled of late, Wade argues, because Judaism, Christianity and Islam have failed to keep pace with human knowledge. For faith to thrive, religions must adapt. History shows they...
Harvard’s first alumni clubs were founded in the 19th century. In the 21st century, the Harvard clubs of the world confront new challenges and, especially in the midst of a recession, adapt old traditions to stay relevant. With 130 clubs scattered across the globe, the organizations have assumed a diverse range of activities, from organizing athletic events and networking panels to throwing Halloween balls...
...adapt, Brennan cut staff to 30 employees from 60, and is bracing for 2009 revenue to fall to $10 million from $24 million...
...artemisinin has been taken in Southeast Asia for more than 30 years - more than two decades longer than in most of the world - which has given the parasite more time to adapt. Getting people to take the right treatment has also proven to be a public-health challenge. As a fast-acting drug that typically clears out the parasite in less than 72 hours but doesn't remain in the body, artemisinin is prescribed with a slower partner drug to clean out any straggler parasites that might have developed resistance. Taking a partner drug with artemisinin, called combination therapy...