Word: criteria
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...affirmative action, surely there would be people who would dissent,” she said, urging reexamination of Summers’ criteria for propriety...
Even if the Pudding had a more worthy purpose than socializing, there is little chance of redemption for it as a recognized student group. The concept of an “open punch” is inherently flawed. Whereas recognized criteria such as vocal ability can be applied to objectively judge would-be Kroks or Pitches, there is no non-discriminatory criteria to judge one socially aspirant student against another. An “open punch” will never have any substantive effect on the Pudding’s membership; legacies of the club, and students who hail from...
Harvard was superior to Duluth in three of the five NCAA seeding criteria. The Crimson had a win over the Bulldogs and slightly better performances in its last 16 games and against teams under selection consideration. But Duluth had a far better ratings percentage index and record against common opponents. The Bulldogs’ selection as the top seed was not inconsistent with the NCAA’s criteria, which allow some room for subjectivity on the part of the committee...
...like trying to keep students’ attention as the students stand up in the middle of lecture and head for the door. Several Faculty members complained of “impulse shopping,” as if undergraduates were selecting their classes with the same criteria of flash and pizzazz they might use to pick out a new pair of jeans. These professors envision a more sober, a more reflective course selection, where the professor’s annoying habit of inserting the phrase “as it were” into every other sentence isn?...
...have much luck getting people to sign a statement of support for them. Clearly, by talking about a double standard that treats Israel differently than “any other nation on earth,” Esensten is only talking about certain nations that he assumes meet certain criteria, such as being democratic, unrepressive, peace-loving. That assumption is precisely what is at issue! Esensten should stop playing innocent and make arguments that actually address the contentious issue...