Word: adjusters
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...shocked and appalled by the violent reaction to the Germany speech. Yet it seems unlikely that he will completely drop the topic and the megaphone he has discovered he is holding. "The Pope has the intention to say what he thinks," says a high-ranking Vatican diplomat. "He may adjust his tone, but his direction won't change...
...That is precisely the role al-Dari has sought since his return to Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Having spent much of the adulthood teaching Islamic law and history in various Arab universities, he was nonetheless able to adjust quickly to the chaos of post-Saddam Iraq. As an Islamic scholar of note, few questioned his right to lead the AMS, and he organized the clerics' body into a stridently anti-American organization that gave voice to the Sunni community's anxiety and resentment over the loss of their centuries-old grip on political power...
...life and thought may result from the present bias of the proposal, but even more so from its unfortunate focus on life after Harvard. Just because relatively few Harvard students go on to graduate school and careers in academia does not mean that we should celebrate the tendency or adjust a Harvard education to fit such expectations. Despite the proposal’s protestations to the contrary, this is another step along the disturbing path toward reducing Harvard’s liberal arts education to a pre-professional education and thus transforming Harvard’s undergraduates from scholars into...
...Since joining the team’s roster, the former Seahawks special teams captain has made five tackles, mostly on kick coverage, as he and his family adjust to a new city and a new team...
...that level of savvy could come in especially handy now that Repubicans must adjust to their minority status. Along with newly elected Minority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lott could spell problems for incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who stands nine votes short of what he needs to get anything controversial passed. Lott is more conservative and partisan than his opponent, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, which could signal more polarization and less cooperation in the Senate; in other words, the post-election talk of putting partisanship aside and getting the people's business done may be short-lived...