Word: breaking
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...address, Obama hinted at a break with the Bush administration’s politics-driven science policy. “The truth is that promoting science isn't just about providing resources. It's about protecting free and open inquiry. It's about ensuring that facts and evidence are never twisted or obscured by politics or ideology," he said...
...master, virtually the copyright holder, of the pregnant pause that never gives birth. Words hurt in his plays, but the withholding of them can inflict deeper wounds - on the characters in his plays and on some of perplexed members of the audience. "Pinteresque" came to suggest an edgy break in an uncomfortable conversation, and the playwright tended to these ellipses like a doting mother. "I did change a silence to a pause," he said about a scene in one of his plays. "It was a rewrite...
...leading Harvard geneticist who spearheaded the Human Genome Project will co-chair the incoming administration’s science and technology advisory council, President-elect Barack Obama announced over the winter break...
...roar and bite were less lethal than real black bears, as Harvard (5-5) grabbed a 76-63 win at Alfond Arena. Immune from the brutal storm raging in the cold outside, the Crimson got hot in the second half, making 13-of-22 shots after the break, including 6-of-11 from long range, while stepping up the defensive pressure to escape the Black Bears’ (5-6) home territory unmauled. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Harvard. “The coaches told us before that this was a big momentum game...
...role of the people? We have a unique system, and these questions have always been controversial." Oh yes, Brown also told TIME that he is exploring the possibility of seeking a third term as governor once Arnold Schwarzenegger's ends in 2010. Some habits are hard to break...