Word: attract
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...group, are chosen from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The fifth member of the committee must come from out of state. Apparently, this was Stillman's unusual method of assuring that the appointment would be a man "of international reputation." To make doubly sure that the Chair would attract the most eminent scholars of the world, the bequest states that the Norton professor be given "the maximum salary of a full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard...
...between lectures. It seems that economic imperatives are constantly working against education, and especially against the humanities where the gains are intangible, not measurable in economic or material terms. And if the maximum salaries of Faculty professors continue to rise, as they will if Harvard wants to continue to attract the best scholars, it looks as though a dark cloud hangs over the already mist-shrouded history of the Norton chair...
Going even further, the court demanded that the towns devise land plans that will attract families of all social and economic levels. Though Mount Laurel will take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, most experts feel that the justices will not consider the case because it is based exclusively on New Jersey law. The precedent it sets, however, is likely to influence other suits against restrictive zoning in states across the land...
Shaky Totem. What is best in this movie version is Ken Russell's attempt to comment upon and satirize a culture where a shaky totem like Tommy could attract such worshipful respect. Tommy shares with traditional operas a foolish libretto, this one having to do with a deaf, dumb and blind boy who becomes a pinball champion, a culture hero and a new messiah. Townshend wavered crazily between satire, science fiction and sanctimony; Russell mocks the very seriousness of the piece itself by focusing on, then extending it. The movie is entirely sung; there is no dialogue. But there...
Irksome Dilemma. The huge shortfall was aggravated by the global recession, which slowed the growth of world trade. Some economists argue that the numbers are no cause for alarm contending that the U.S. will attract more foreign capital when its economy perks up. Nonetheless, the nagging, $10-per-bbl. question remains: How fast can an economy recover when it is forced to send abroad a large share of its income to pay its oil bills...