Word: aims
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...loosening of strictures will throw older and younger people together in the same classrooms. That might pose an instructional problem: What level does the teacher aim for? But within a few decades, technology will make it possible to provide tailored instruction within a single class. Students will become adept at using interactive multimedia, a system consisting of computers, exhaustive data bases of information, moving images and sound...
...Miller's aim at the Red Sage is to expand the traditional limits of Western cooking by incorporating Native American and Latin elements. "There were people in America before the arrival of Europeans," says Miller, who adds sizzle to poultry, fish and game with seasonings and textures derived from Plains Indian and Aztec recipes. "We are enriched as a culture by including these things, not by pushing them aside." Meanwhile, he expects the menu at Red Sage to continue the cultural evolution that inspired its creation. "The West has all these elements in its past, but it's still...
Perot takes direct aim at the wealthy and the upper middle class by increasing a host of income taxes. His proposals range from raising the top bracket to limiting interest deductions on home mortgages. Economists call such tax hikes "progressive" because they increase the burden on those with the ability to pay. And some well-heeled executives say they would go along with the program. Declares Dan Cotter, chief executive of the True Value hardware store chain: "If someone came into the presidency and said, 'I need x amount of increased taxes for the next two years...
...effort to educate patients, inform physicians, influence politicians and pressure the pharmaceutical industry over everything from development to government approval. They are responsible for redirecting entire branches of biomedical research -- prompting some scientists to warn of wasteful, dangerous detours that will end up hurting the very patients the advocates aim to save...
...perennial issue for Harvard's star-studded departments. When choosing faculty, should they aim for research and prestige, or should they focus on educational benefits? Or do the two conflict...