Word: amidst
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...September 1932, against the backdrop of a great and deepening depression, presidential candidate and New York governor Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that Americans must "recognize the new terms of the old social contract." Today, amidst the currents of global economic transformation, our challenges are no less substantial. We must again renew the tenets of a timeless bargain, but for a very different future...
...Republic, secrecy was replaced by transparency and bureaucracy by efficiency. Your report highlighted the fate of the children crushed to death in the thousands by collapsed school buildings - evidence of heartless violation of construction codes in the pursuit of illicit profits. The pencil-clutching hands and bloodstained backpacks amidst the debris of jerry-built schools are a silent rebuke to local officials, and demonstrate the need for a serious crackdown on corruption. In the face of nature's overwhelming power, the Chinese people empowered themselves through compassion and acts of charity. However, their lives and livelihood will remain shaky until...
...Amidst student efforts to facilitate cheap online purchase of costly textbooks, the Coop asked a student to leave the store in September because he was writing down information about textbook names and prices. The Coop claimed that the information was its “intellectual property.” That’s a real stretch, but judicial practice in copyright cases is unpredictable these days. Few students would have the nerve and the resources to stand on principle in federal court...
...style.Not missing a beat, the crew returned to Cambridge and reminded the league that the Black and White stands for more than just excellence in rowing. The rowers competing in the Beanpot donned pink jerseys and to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation to fight breast cancer. Amidst all this, the Black and White dominated MIT, beating every boat the Engineers sent up the river and missed the pace set by UCF’s varsity eight by just one second.Primed for Eastern Sprints, Radcliffe returned to the Cooper River in Camden and managed to put together...
...Northern Championships. The team did not enjoy much respite at home either, dropping both of its home games in routs against admittedly difficult opponents. The season was marked by up and down performances, as the Crimson never won or lost more than two in a row. Amidst the turmoil of a demanding schedule, Harvard developed a sense of grit and perseverance, fighting through injuries and testing the limits of its depth to finish with a .500 record.The senior-laden squad looked to its most veteran members to provide the leadership and experience necessary to navigate its difficult road schedule...