Word: deftness
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...reality, even a more politically deft government would be unable to raise Japan's birthrate enough to make a dent in the demographics. And that puts pressure on the Prime Minister to figure out a more creative way to augment the country's declining workforce, not least by promoting immigration, expanding labor participation by women and the elderly and improving worker productivity through innovation. Abe clearly recognizes that this has to be a priority. In his campaign book, Towards a Beautiful Country, he writes that Japan should be "seen by people around the world as a place where they want...
...history at the University of Georgia and the secretary-treasurer of the Southern Historical Association (where Faust once served as president), says that Faust has “more than proven herself as a scholar and historian.” Inscoe also commented on Faust’s deft leadership of the Radcliffe Institute, where the intellectual and creative environment that Faust fosters keeps visiting scholars happy. “They all come back singing her praises...
...Crimson scored again on a perfectly executed 2-on-1 by Chu and Vaillancourt, and made it 3-0 late in the first period when Chu capitalized on a power-play chance with her 17th goal of the season. Chu beat Belliveau with a deft fake and buried the puck from the backhand side...
...RELATED COVERAGE January 12, 2007 Deft Historian May Be Harvard's Future January 10, 2007 Search Panel Pares Short List January 8, 2007 Woman To Take the Lead? December 5, 2006 Panel Considers 30 for Top Job February 21, 2005 Summers Resigns; Bok To Serve As Interim President January 24, 2005 Faust To Lead New Initiative November 4, 2003 Faust Says She'll Stay at Harvard January 5, 2001 Faust Takes Over At Radcliffe
...dean of the Graduate School of Design, Alan A. Altshuler, has also announced plans to resign. Although Faust oversees a school of only 81 staff members, fewer than 15 faculty members, and a budget of about $16 million, many faculty and administrators have praised Faust’s deft leadership style and experience making decisions across academic disciplines. If she were selected for the top post, she would oversee a budget of about $3 billion and almost 25,000 employees. A Civil War historian, Faust would be expected to head a university that plans to aggressively step up its commitment...