Word: burnering
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...decreased interest in the Callbacks and CityStep could have been an anomaly this year. But he says he worries about the future of extracurricular activities because the success of many student groups depends on the willingness of their leadership to place academic work on the “back burner...
...that FAS’ dim financial outlook not prevent the University from following through on current commitments. Though it has been necessary to put some planned projects—like the long-awaited renovations of the dining halls in Dunster House and Mather House—on the back burner indefinitely, it is essential that the University finish its present job of establishing an Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, even if that makes FAS’ coffers uncomfortably empty...
Many Democrats are nervous about putting the gun issue on the front burner. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called upon Bush to pressure G.O.P. House leaders to bring the extension of the ban to the floor, but she conceded that Democratic leaders would be leery of strong-arming their own members on such a sensitive issue. "We would probably lose some votes," she said. When guns came up during the first debate among the 2004 Democratic presidential contenders earlier this month, the candidates--with the exception of Al Sharpton--were virtually silent...
...Music was always part of the picture,” says Rudder. “We had to make money and pay off credit card debts for the first years out of school, so it was on the extreme back burner. But we were always thinking about...
...will play in the post-war reconstruction. Unfortunately, however, because its sex appeal ranks markedly below that of the number of rounds that a Bradley fighting vehicle can fire per second, this issue has been absent from our television screens and has thus been relegated to the back burner of our national public debate...