Word: basic
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Hamilton's view makes sense even today if we remember the basic civics lesson about the Senate. Because each state has two votes, the Senate by design does not accurately reflect national public opinion. Instead, it favors public opinion in small states...
During the spring Harvard will put into effect the "core financial" programs. This means that accounting policies and basic grant reporting will be made uniform across the University. Harvard will also then have a comprehensive Chart of Accounts, a listing of all of its asset accounts across the various schools...
...regarding this criminal, he'd make an exception because the Pope was so persuasive. How does that work out? It's Carnahan's prerogative to change his mind, I suppose, but shouldn't he base that change of mind on new legal evidence brought up on appeal or a basic reversal of philosophy regarding capital punishment, not on the admittedly convincing words of the leader of the Catholic Church? Of course, there is always the question of whether the many Catholic voters in Missouri will remember this one-time acquiescence to a papal request favorably come election time. The governor...
...think the concept of testing incoming students for basic skills is an entirely legitimate format," said S. Paul Reville, chair of the Massachusetts Educational Reform Review Committee and a lecturer at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. "[However,] I think using that same criteria to remove teachers is completely foolhardy...
...punk band, but it isn't a great one: the group lacks the caustic poetry of Nirvana, the righteous snarl of Rancid and the amiable snottiness of Green Day. In its new album the Offspring attempts to make a virtue of its creative limitations: the songs on Americana are basic and direct, and a few of the tracks, including The Kids Aren't Alright, have a brutal appeal. But the band's weakness for cheap laughs soon grows tiresome--there's even a punk-rock parody of the easily mocked standard Feelings. For a group that revels in attacking...