Word: complaining
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...generally free-market and pro-American, should give Britain added clout. And a referendum triumph would be a high note on which to end almost a decade in office. It would stun many British Euro- skeptics to know that on the Continent, opponents of the constitution are likely to complain not that it will enhance the powers of interfering left-wing bureaucrats, but impose brutal market forces imported from the U.S. and Britain. Such differences only underline the way the E.U. remains a menagerie of states, not a single organism. The constitution "was never going to be ratified" unanimously...
...course, there are the worthy exceptions to the rule that go off fighting AIDS in Tanzania or bringing modern technology to isolated communities in South America. But for the large majority of Harvard students, the whole notion of a broad education will end on May 28th. Students often complain about feeling “restricted” by Cambridge and yet they still dash off to a small office and suit over the summer. This year, broaden your horizons and do something for yourself and for your own development. Thankfully in America the cream always rises...
It’s very understandable why Faculty members might be hesitant to endorse the recommendations. After all, you do not get to be a voting member of the Harvard Faculty without having a strong commitment to your chosen academic discipline. Many professors complain that, as it is, Harvard students graduate after four years with patchy knowledge in their fields. Cutting back on the number of credits required in one’s concentration would only further reduce that knowledge, they will say. Yet the damaging effects of cutting down on tutorials can be minimized by increasing the merit...
...what kind of “bundled extras” they feel are necessary. If the demand for these items were minimal, the publishers wouldn’t spend the money to produce them. To lower textbook prices, let your professors know you would prefer cheaper books and complain to the bookstores about inflating the costs...
...Kerry, may sound good on the stump, but no U.S. ally intends to commit significant forces to a widening conflict--not while the CPA is in charge. Politically, the more pressing task is to keep allied troops in Iraq from bugging out. Even if most stay, U.S. military officials complain that the other foreign troops in Iraq showed last week that they don't have permission from their governments to engage in heavy fighting and lack the firepower to combat even minor foes like al-Sadr's militia. Nor are the Iraqi security forces recruited and trained...