Word: defers
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Although Corker originally planned to join the Peace Corps after this academic term, he said he was drawn in by the opportunity to make a lasting mark on Harvard and decided to defer his enlistment for another year...
Although Corker originally planned to join the Peace Corps after this academic term, he said he was drawn in by the opportunity to make a lasting mark on Harvard and decided to defer his enlistment for another year...
Though Corker originally planned to join the Peace Corps after this academic year, he said he was drawn in by the opportunity to make a lasting mark on Harvard and decided to defer his enlistment for another year...
...threshold (up from one-third) is too high; the new requirement will eliminate the specter of one committee (totaling roughly one-third of the UC) consistently bogging down debate, but we worry that it could demand too many others to support often-needed examinations of controversial proposals. While we defer to those more familiar with the dynamics of UC debates to set the two-thirds limit for now, we hope that the UC will rework the number if it proves to be too high in practice...
...term “The Organization Kid” to describe the conscientious college student of today. He found that Princeton students, whom he used as an example, “feel no compelling need to rebel—not even a hint of one. They not only defer to authority; they admire it.” Though I often find Brooks’ writing frustrating, his term has echoed in my head for the four years I’ve been at Harvard. Not only is the Organization Kid present at Harvard, but she dominates the scene here...