Word: conference
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...College will confer 1,585 degrees: 1,572 bachelor of arts degrees and 13 bachelor of science degrees, according to the Harvard News Office. Of the graduating class, 742 are women...
...unconventional idea carries risks. For a candidate who is working to escape an image of waffling and splitting hairs, it could be dicey to deprive his party's convention of the only real thing it does: confer the nomination. Though the conventions lost their last shred of suspense long ago, the candidate's acceptance speech is a high point, a chance to outline one's vision to a national TV audience and fuel the usual "convention bounce" in the polls. The TV networks, which have already reduced their coverage of the largely ceremonial gatherings, might cut back even more. Would...
...aren’t here to accept or reject—we’re here to be amused. The more dazzling, personal, unorthodox, paradoxic your assumptions (paradoxes are not equivocations), the more interesting an essay is likely to be. (If you have a chance to confer with the assistant in advance, of course—and we all like to be called “assistants,” not “graders”—you may be able to ferret out one or two cosmic assumptions of his own; seeing them in your bluebook...
...troops in continuing hostilities. As for the U.N., its capacity at this juncture to shape the political future of Iraq is equally dubious. It has had a checkered history in Iraq, and the Iraqi parties struggling for power are not overly concerned about any international legitimacy the U.N. might confer...
...price of the rings $100 to $200 for those extravagant souls with their hearts set on the hollow tokens of remembrance. At present, class rings are sold by several vendors whose modest sales volume compels them to charge exorbitant prices. With council sponsorship, complete with an official ceremony to confer the cherished symbols of opulence, a lucky retailer would capture most of the market. In turn, they would offer better deals for students, who would generously be spared part of the cost of their own vanity...