Word: adjustment
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...This was a way for Harvard and Father Hehir to create an appropriate match to each other," added University spokesperson Joe Wrinn. "Given his responsibilities to the church, in order to take advantage of his talents we had to adjust the job and his responsibilities to fit his talents...
...Harvey Milk. The funny thing about Milk is that he didn't seem to care that he lived in such a time. After he defied the governing class of San Francisco in 1977 to become a member of its board of supervisors, many people--straight and gay--had to adjust to a new reality he embodied: that a gay person could live an honest life and succeed. That laborious adjustment plods on--now forward, now backward--though with every gay character to emerge on TV and with every presidential speech to a gay group, its eventual outcome favoring equality seems...
...really saw the sophomores come into their own," co-captain Margaret Schotte said. "We knew we had a fantastic group of women that now had time to adjust. Also, we have developed a bigger team perspective, and people are now doing more events...
...even now, with much of the Harvard community relocating to the (not a) village, conceivably there may be some time to adjust to the barren land of post-graduate life. After all, is not cooking supposed...
...problems caused by such loss of sense can be more than aesthetic. People who prepare their own food may unconsciously adjust to a gradual loss in sensitivity by brewing a stronger cup of coffee or adding more seasoning to foods. But ignorance can be dangerous. "Some people undereat because food is so unpalatable that they've lost the desire," says Arlene Spark, coordinator of public health nutrition at Hunter College. "Others overeat because they're looking for something that tastes good." Still others omit important food groups, like vegetables, which to smell-impaired people can taste bitter. The dangers...