Word: bottomly
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...going to steal O.R.U." He received a standing ovation and was renamed O.R.U.'s co-president, but George Pearsons, chairman of the school's Board of Regents, seems intent on limiting his influence. "He is the founder. He is a great icon," Pearsons told The Daily Oklahoman. "But the bottom line is, any decision is going to come down to the board." The school has hired a Washington, D.C., law firm to run an independent investigation and an audit. It suggested that the professors' case could be solved by mediation, but the ex-teachers' lawyer has so far refused...
...apparent progress raises two questions: First, as always, what's the catch? And second, if the progress is real, if the Sunni extremists have been routed, if Baghdad has been ethnically cleansed to the point of near pacification, if the bottom-up reconciliation efforts are gaining momentum, what is the U.S. military mission now? Why can't we start bringing home the bulk of our troops immediately...
...Harvard defense has been like the yellow layer of this Halloween standard, the bright bottom-most component. The Crimson is best in the league and fifth in the country against the run, allowing just over 85 yards on the ground per game. It’s second in the league in total defense and scoring defense, and leads it in sacks and interceptions (including a nation-best six picks from senior corner Steven Williams). Most impressively, the unit hasn’t allowed a second-half touchdown since Week 1. Last week’s 37-point showing versus Columbia...
...Writing Center to get writing help on essays for classes they actually care about. The rest of the funding for Expository Writing could be disbursed to departments to improve the teaching of writing across the curriculum. Ultimately, the organizational structure of the entire Expository Writing program—from bottom to top—has got to change. The University is doing a disservice to its students and should adopt a reformed model that does not force the majority of students to take a useless and boring class from which they learn little...
...always like to look for the hopeful parts,” the self-proclaimed optimist said.“I like to look at the more hopeless parts,” Deutch responded dryly. He pointed to studios’ growing reliance on the bottom line, which he said caused them to overlook seminal films in favor of blockbusters. He said of the climate when he started directing, “If you made a cool movie, you had a career. The Friday night it opened was not about how much money it made, it was about what the reviews...