Word: adaptive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second and third movements were more in keeping with the overall mood of the composition. The musicians began to adapt to the balance problem, and their tempos became more appropriate. At one point during the second movement, Pressler created an exquisite moment by varying the timbre of a repeated high note. The last movement was playful and fun, featuring a great swath of a chord at the main cadence of the exposition. It ended with a delightfully ironic twist...
...visiting scholar in Harvard's Program on Central and Eastern Europe, which also plans to send two other European scholars here this semester, the Polish economist is quickly learning to adapt to his new role as one of the key planners of his country's future...
...long-term answer, according to most experts, is to enable banks to restore their profitability by removing their geographical restrictions and allowing them to enter such lucrative financial services as insurance and stock brokerage. As Greenspan testified last week, "A banking system that cannot adapt to the change in competitive and technological environments will no longer be able to attract and maintain the higher capital level that some of our institutions need to operate without excessive reliance on the safety...
...diplomatic incident or for his own political gain at election time. When officials at the Department of State sit down and work out American policy towards this country or that, they take notice of the fact that situations can change dramatically in very short periods of time. Policies must adapt to meet changing circumstances...
...fundamental question is not: Will Harvard continue to drift away from its academic mission, narrow-minded in its pursuit of dollars and closed to outside influence, until it loses its national preeminence? Or will it accept its responsibility as an educational institution, open its decision-making structures, and adapt for the future? The answer will largely depend on who is the next president...