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...encouraged class discussions," she adds. "He was adept at formulating questions that would get students to speak...
...finds in the arid lands of Inner Mongolia, now part of China, historians have begun to realize this perception of the medieval Mongols is woefully one-dimensional. Genghis Khan, their most celebrated leader, was not merely a bloodthirsty killer but also a supreme military strategist and talented politician, as adept at forging alliances and gathering intelligence as he was at wreaking terror and havoc. And the Mongol civilization he ruled had a rich cultural and artistic heritage that went back at least 6,000 years...
...Washington promised more than it could deliver. The military has not proved adept at manhunts: it failed to arrest Aidid or kill Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and spent two frustrating weeks before it arrested Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott said two weeks ago that the apprehension of Lieut. General Raoul Cedras and the Haitian junta is a "dead certainty," but such comments make Pentagon officials very nervous...
Professors have become adept at blending objective and subjective statements until students can't tell which is which. At Harvard, where respect for professors becomes transformed into a kind of hero worship, students eagerly accept professorial pronouncements as the new Gospel...
...said today's youth are adept at coming up with innovative solutions to society's problems...