Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would like to clarify some of the comments I am reported to have made. As you imply, I am delighted by the announcement of Professor Bradley Epp's tenure. It would, however, be wholly erroneous for me to suggest that Professor Epp's field "is not one in most demand," and I certainly did not do so. The courses which he has offered since I have been at Harvard, which include courses on gay studies and comparative Romance literatures, are at the forefront of contemporary debates and are urgently in demand among the Harvard community...
Jacobsen says he is afraid that a concerted government effort to prioritize research areas might lead to a ranking of basic fields such as chemistry, biology and physics and could increase demand for research that promises quick results and material benefits...
...starters, silver prices were down last summer. That made the metal a value play, something Buffett is good at. In fact, Buffett says in a statement that he saw a huge imbalance between the amount of silver available and the demand for it to make things like jewelry, photographic supplies, electronic components, mirrors and batteries. So he began buying because "equilibrium between supply and demand was only likely to be established by a somewhat higher price." Translation: It looked like a good deal...
Should we demand a legal stop to inhuman research? Possibly. Would that be enough to stop dehumanizing technology from expanding into our everyday lives? Hardly. INGEMAR LINDAHL Lidkoping, Sweden...
...There's a great demand for these classes, but I make sure that I have some undergraduates," he says...