Word: confronted
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...home front, as Cambridge students confront a hike in tuition fees brought about by Labor government policies, Richard has worked to increase financial aid and make Cambridge more accessible to lower income families...
...provost, Richard had to confront a number of opposing constituencies, from graduate students seeking to unionize to activist Larry Kramer, who wanted to fund gay and lesbian studies. A gay and lesbian initiative was eventually created, but only after lengthy negotiations between Kramer and Richard...
...Daniel Gunther and Dr. Douglas Diekema, who first revealed the details of "The Ashley Case" in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, think that many of their critics don't understand the nature of this case. Talk to them, and you confront every modern challenge in weighing what medicine can do, versus what it should...
...with the rising chorus of racially loaded commentary. Color-blindness may also function to keep France blind to racial discrimination and inequality, but the rising tide of anger in the projects and racist chatter in the mainstream suggests that the French may soon have no choice but to openly confront what color-blindness prefers...
...dynamism that would make them excellent Harvard presidents. A woman, however, would be the only candidate who had faced and overcome the obstacles that modern sexism presents: those that half of Harvard’s student body will likely face. Harvard has been trying, with limited success, to confront the problem through efforts such as the new Women’s Center. But a female president’s firsthand knowledge of how to overcome such obstacles would make her the best-equipped candidate to lead Harvard in promoting gender equality. She would also provide a strong role model...