Word: calling
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Some argue--we may call them the internationalists--that our freedoms and our quality of life depend on our competitive edge in the global economy. We cannot rest easy on a large internal market and plentiful national resources. The economy is increasingly global, and it requires us to keep pace. If our students fall behind, we will be unable to compete, our economy will sag, and we will be unable to afford the freedoms and services provided by the government...
...rely on grades to make their case. It's true that if 80 percent of us receive As, the task of law school admissions officers will be more difficult. They might actually have to read carefully students' recommendations, essays and rosters of extracurricular involvements. They might even need to call in all applicants for interviews. But would that really...
...Associates of Wheeler Street reported receiving a bomb threat at the secretarial booth. The call was from what sounded like a young male...
...from Beth Stewart's detailing her unconscionable agenda (Feb. 3), to Tom Cotton's cheering selfishness, apathy and shortsightedness (Column, Feb. 18) to Josh Kaufman's describing our campus as appropriately the training ground of the social elite (Column, Feb. 20), columnists have been embracing the ivory tower we call home...
...according to a SmithKline spokesman, Glaxo tried to change the terms of the tentative deal announced Jan. 30 -- a deal that was then sweet enough for SmithKline to call off a merger with American Home Products Corp. No word on whether those two will reunite, but Monday's breakup had a Glaxo spokesman sniffing, "We're not actively looking for another merger partner." Glaxo's and SmithKline's stock price both soared with the first announcement; on Tuesday, the stocks had plunged a combined 14 points by midday...