Word: aims
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Among the many promises a young upstart named Bill Clinton made to the voters as he campaigned for the presidency was that, if elected, he would produce an Administration that "looks like America." Whether or not he has succeeded in that aim -- he has recruited many minorities, though critics say still not enough -- his pledge was an acknowledgment of an important fact: the face of America has been dramatically altered in the final years of the 20th century. America's face is not just about physiognomy, or even color, although endless varieties of each can be seen throughout the land...
Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein '61 has advocated increasing the percentage of the individual's copayment as well as offering rewards for low consumption of health care. His aim is to introduce the magical forces of the free market to Americans' health care decisions. Clinton's plan, a different version of a free market approach, would increase competition among insurers, in the hope that these providers would better spend each health care dollar...
...Rutgers University, puts ideas on an equal footing with his cast of characters. They include Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute and Du Bois' principal rival for the souls of black folk. "The Great Accommodator," as Washington was known, stressed vocational training as the road to progress. Aim higher, was Du Bois' response, especially meant for the ears of those he called "the talented tenth," men and women like himself...
...know you sometimes have to crack heads and we can live with that. The fact is that nothing we can do short of war can significantly impact on what China does to its own people. Meanwhile, we want a piece of the pie, a big piece, and we aim...
...history at Rutgers, puts ideas on an equal footing with his cast of characters. They include Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute and Du Bois' principal rival for the souls of black folk. "The Great Accommodator," as Washington was known, stressed vocational training as the road to progress. Aim higher, was Du Bois' response, especially meant for the ears of those he called "the talented tenth," men and women like himself...