Word: besting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Tilson said Teach for America intends to attract the best college students in the country to train and eventually to teach in inner-city and rural public schools...
...general we were disappointed," Holleran said, "but it ended up all right. That's not our best play...
...staff's argument for the national-affiliation rule is tenuous at best. It contends that the University will lack clout in dealing with nationally-affiliated student groups. But what kind of influence does Harvard need over these organizations...
...Given that some development is inevitable, this seems to be the best possibility for preservation," Sullivan said...
...Administration. The set of questions that drives U.S. policy has gone from "Is Gorbachev for real? And is he good for us?" to "Can he make it? And can we help him?" There is far more inclination in Washington today than even a few months ago to accept the best-case interpretation of what Gorbachev wants, what he represents, and what the U.S.S.R. would look like if he were to succeed in his program. At the same time, however, there is also more objective reason than before to credit the worst-case interpretation of what will happen...