Word: consensus
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...they toasted each other in the ballroom of the Harvard Club, those who have cajoled and contributed on behalf of the five-year capital campaign reached a new consensus--that the $2.1 billion raised so far is not enough...
...decline of the national parties may pose a Herculean challenge for anyone trying to govern, but it also paradoxically reflects a growing political consensus in India. This election was principally a personality contest between Vajpayee and Gandhi; their parties are in broad accord on issues ranging from economic reform to nuclear weapons to the conflict with Pakistan over Kashmir. "Indian democracy may produce unstable governments, but the country?s political and economic direction has been remarkably stable for most of the decade," says Rahman. No matter who's at the wheel, the broad policy direction remains the same. And that...
...general consensus was that we weren't just there to look at teams like Pepperdine and USC and say 'Wow, we're on the same field with them,'" said senior righthander Garett Vail, who took the loss to VCU. "We had shots to beat both of those teams, and the fact that we didn't win does mean that we kind of stepped back...
...world derives from our exposure to the printed word. Journalists must strive to give us an impression of the world that comports with reality as nearly as possible. They should resist the urge to gild news articles with statements of non-existent, or at least non-apparent, popular consensus...
...even among the circles where changes in House policy are fodder for dinner conversation, there appears to be little consensus about the change, aside from a feeling that the College should have done more to formally involve students in its decision-making process...