Word: attraction
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...occasion for failing to undertake long-range tasks involved in increasing the pools. Long-range tasks involve recruiting increased numbers of minority graduate students, and similar measures. Nor should the absence of large pools be used to justify the absence of ad hoc attempts in the short-run to attract qualified minority faculty, perhaps by recruiting them from other institutions. From my own conversations with Dean Spence, this opinion is consistent with his own view...
...part of the media's mission to inform the public about disruptions--particularly those performed consciously for political purposes. Acts of civil disobedience should attract attention--not because they break the law, but because they have a political motivation...
...challengers to Jackson in his natural political bases. He is by far the most liberal of the serious candidates, so it is logical that some liberal yuppies and poorer whites will vote for him. Indeed, Dukakis and Gore are trying to make themselves appear more moderate so as to attract conservative Democrats...
Ethan Herschenfeld plays this galumphing giant (Hal Carter), who attracts the attention of Madge and Millie Owens. But the only attention he's likely to attract from the audience is bound to be negative. Herschenfeld's movements are stiff and graceless, and his voice wavers over important lines...
...success of the efforts to establish fraternities and sororities at Harvard, members agree, is students. Both groups believe they can contribute to the social atmosphere and believe they can attract the interest of students. Zeta Psi will soon initiate its score of members and hopes to increase the size next year. And A.D. Phi members believe that Harvard students want the kind of outlet that the coed literary group can provide...