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...course, few professors commit such egregious violations of human decency, and Knowles says dismissal would depend on what law was violated...

Author: By Caroline T. Nguyen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Losing Tenure: Rare, But Not Impossible | 10/30/1997 | See Source »

That will depend in some measure on tangible progress on a range of issues from human rights to nuclear proliferation and trade. But much will hinge on Jiang himself and on what he says and does on a trip that will take him to Honolulu, Williamsburg, Va., Washington, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston and Los Angeles. While the American public regards him--if they regard him at all--as a cipher, until recently he was dismissed by some U.S. officials as a lightweight incapable of surviving the hardball intrigues at the top level of Chinese politics. But since the death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: MEET JIANG ZEMIN | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

Jiang: Some nights I cannot get to sleep--for instance, when natural disasters occur. Despite modern science and technology in agriculture, we still mainly depend on how the weather goes. I owe a lot of special thanks to my wife. She tends to persuade me that, after all, I have to eat and try to get some sleep because the next day I have to continue working...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. AND CHINA: UPS AND DOWNS | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

Secondary school is usually listed on undergraduate resumes. Space devoted to honors and/or activities should depend on their contribution to the total presentation...

Author: By Bill Wright-swadel, | Title: RESUME | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

...business, you pay for a certain kind of productivity. It depends on how many apples you sell. In the university, it may depend on how many ideas you create and stimulate. If you put an apple on the balance, you get a weight. If you put an idea on the balance, you don't get a weight--or you may even get a negative weight," he adds...

Author: By Adam S. Hickey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Large Incentives Tempt Faculty To Retire-Now | 10/9/1997 | See Source »

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