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Tang, who was recently elected chairman of the Chinese Society of Botany--a group responsible for intersectoral communication in botanical sciences in China said the current Chinese regins is not moving in the direction of the West but rather trying to adapt foreign techniques for its own uses...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: High-Ranking Chinese Scientist Leads Study Group to Harvard | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

...meter relay squad, which has been a patched-up group all season because of Polillio's injury, had to adapt once more as Salvo sustained a groin pull in practice Friday. Ryan Lampaa. Al Harrington, Marc Chapus and John Jakenfelds managed to maintain an undefeated slate for the Crimson...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Dartmouth Nips Thinclads With Field Event Power | 4/23/1979 | See Source »

...that some consider the finest of their kind: Yenching, Countway Medical Library, Gutman Library the Education School), Pusey, Tozzer, the Fine Arts Library and many more. Bryant views libraries in the same light as museums, not as "static monuments to man's works, but as "living organisms" that must adapt and change with time...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Bryant Steps Down: The Man Behind the Stacks | 4/19/1979 | See Source »

...process their own institutions and way of life have become second rate." Says John Duke Anthony, a Middle East expert in Washington: "We are witnessing a reformation. Within the Islamic world, there is a sense that changes can be made so as to allow Islamic nations to adapt to the pressures of the latter part of this century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World of Islam | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

...Glee Club under Dr. Adams was treated to a series of very ambitious strivings for excellence," Leone said. "It was proud of that, and it's hard to adapt to a conductor with new standards. Marvin doesn't think we can be as good as we have been in the past. Whether he will take advantage of the potentials of the group remains to be seen...

Author: By Cynthia A. Torres, | Title: The Harvard Glee Club: Life After F. John Adams | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

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