Word: bringing
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...Cambridge native, she says she wants to "bring together the brain trust" of the city (non-profits and city agencies), evaluate its resources, and get the council to sit down at the table and do the hard work necessary to find solutions...
...campaign really strove to bring different people together on the issues," Decker says. "That's what got me elected...
...partnership that will use American talent to bring business to the United Kingdom, the British government has agreed to pay $113 million for an initiative between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Cambridge...
...suppose if wisdom and serenity accompanied the extra years we'd gain by self-denial, it might be worthwhile. But old age does not always bring with it sagacity and peacefulness (see Strom Thurmond). To the contrary, the so-called golden years are just an opportunity for drugmakers, insurance companies and medical facilities to take turns mugging our elders, like so many bullies stealing lunch money...
...these difficulties can be overcome, political campaigns could get pretty interesting. Biologists today are talking of using cloning to bring the woolly mammoth and other extinct animals back to life. Maybe Democrats and Republicans would want to try something similar. After all, candidates are always trying to link themselves to great leaders of the past. Why not cut out the middlemen? Given the pace of scientific progress, plus sufficiently audacious party leaders, the presidential debates of 2044 could feature some pretty impressive lineups. Imagine Abraham Lincoln taking on F.D.R. Or J.F.K. going up against Thomas Jefferson. Or Millard Fillmore...