Word: asserts
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What is essential to note, however, is that not only is the success and achievement contagious but so too is the driven and assertive character commonly encountered. One cannot passively approach the Harvard experience, for one will be trampled on by the masses of students who know exactly where they would like to go and are determined to do so in the fastest way possible. Individuals, therefore, are pushed to assert themselves strongly so as to thrive in the struggle for academic excellence, a goal towards which we are all so decisively directed...
...this instillation of fear that has escaped the Crimson in the last 18 months. Teams had entered Bright Arena with confidence--and with good reason. Harvard consistently failed to assert any dominance in its own rink in 1994-95 when it went...
...recent guest editorial ("A Way Out Of Affirmative Action," Opinion, Oct. 28, 1995) where he presents "a disarmingly simple" way to dissuade the objections to affirmative action." Choi seems to think that by making affirmative action a voluntary consideration for women/minority groups these candidates will be able to assert their true ability and render affirmative action unnecessary. Choi displays a shockingly one-dimensional, naive, even somewhat warped perspective on the issue of affirmative action...
...Russian Supreme Court, but the scandal underscored just how shaky the legal foundation was for Russia's new electoral system. It also showed how, in the absence of clear signals from the top, loyal servants of the President's, like commission chairman Nikolai Ryabov, could quickly move to assert their own personal authority by an overzealous interpretation of the rules...
Without clear constitutional guidelines about how to handle the power vacuum, there are certain to be palace intrigues ahead, as Kremlin bureaucrats, eager to strengthen the President's failing grip on power, face a challenge from members of Chernomyrdin's team, moving to assert their authority in anticipation of the day when their boss will be in charge. So, after a season of decline, the fine art of Kremlin watching may be poised for a comeback...