Word: attainability
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...policy of the Pierian has undergone several changes this year. Contrary to the custom of recent years, a professional conductor has had charge of the orchestra. In accepting the services of Mr. Modeste Alloo, of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, it was hoped that the Pierian would be able to attain more in musical achievement than has been usually the case when an inexperienced student has had charge of the organization...
...stock characters, lazy thinking, easy exits from thorny issues. It also dodges a question many blacks posed: Who says we have to be the stalwart ones? Why can't we be as selfish, superficial, even prejudiced as everyone else? Equality in mediocrity: an American ideal that anyone can attain...
...true diversity cannot be achieved by considering race alone. “The diversity that furthers a compelling state interest encompasses a far broader array of qualifications and characteristics, of which racial or ethnic origin is but a single, though important, element,” Powell wrote. To attain a meaningful sense of diversity, universities must ensure that they take socioeconomic, geographic and personal factors into account, in addition to race and ethnicity...
Conversely, he said, people who receive little respect, particularly in childhood, often commit violent acts to attain recognition...
...goal is to accelerate that trend an additional 30%--the equivalent of taking 70 million cars off the road or avoiding roughly 500 million metric tons of greenhouse gases. In fact, meeting the President's goal will require emissions reductions comparable with what the Kyoto Protocol parties hope to attain--but without the devastating economic consequences of the Kyoto approach...