Word: belief
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...started out as a feeling and it grew into a careful analysis of both the school’s opportunities as we saw them, and its challenges,” says HBS Dean Kim B. Clark. “It was done out of a very strong belief that the nature of the opportunities and challenges were such that we needed to invest significantly in areas of the school in a way that could not be done without a campaign...
...over three hours much too long. Some believed that Anderson was the most bold, brilliant and heartfelt auteur in decades; others saw him as little more than a pretentious and immature child. Either way, most agreed that he was one of the most original of the modern filmmakers, a belief that will be further cemented with the release of his new film, Punch-Drunk Love, a romantic comedy featuring Adam Sandler and Emily Watson...
...friends. "It is probably around divorce that spin control was developed," says Belove. "The players feel they need the story to be told a certain way, and they need people to buy their version of the story." When friends favor one spouse over the other, it is read as belief in that spouse's side of the story. The one with the most friends can believe he or she is less to blame for the marriage's failure...
...there's an invasion, he's definitely willing to cooperate. Also, the two finally seem to be serious about putting aside their differences for the greater interests of Iraqi Kurds. They've traditionally always gone through phases of fighting and then making up, there's a real belief here now that they're serious about working together, because the stakes are so much higher than ever. They're dead certain that there's going to be a war, and they believe the only way to get the borders and the federal rights they want is to speak with a single...
...Wasim W. Quadir ’03, who is Muslim, the decision to study Arabic stemmed from his belief that some of the beauty of the Quran is lost in translation. Many scholarly Islamic texts that he wants to read remain untranslated, Quadir says...