Word: cannot
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...cannot be expected to be both monitors and confidants," wrote Wechsler in his binge drinking study...
...Your proctors are specifically reminded that they cannot promise you confidentiality," says Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth Studley Nathans...
However, this issue is one that the council must discuss with care. They cannot simply ship Healy out without creating the impression of a negative working atmosphere for his successor. And Healy has an impressive record to rest upon, having made Cambridge one of the best-run cities in the country. If he continues to work as city manager it is important that the council and manager cooperate on civil terms. The council has as much to lose from Healy's experience as they do to gain from the sort of "rubber-stamp" city manager some of its members desire...
Granted, standardized testing is a necessary tool in determining whether a student has a sound educational foundation and as such, cannot be completely abandoned. However, the prevailing notion of standardized tests as "the goal"--inciting unhealthy stratification and competition--conflicts with their utility as simple diagnostic tools. In fact, many of the items students are tested on are based on an arbitrary standard of what we think students "should" know...
...matter what, do not be shamed by a sudden decline. This is business; it happens. Stocks are not like vacuum cleaners. They have no warranty. They cannot be returned. But they can regain lost value, or at the very least be sold to the next sucker...