Word: developable
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...coach White and some of his players, the government's decision to drop racial quotas has came too late. The sports minister Stofile said the new government plan would be to develop star black rugby players. That might require huge financial resources, however, including rugby training at poor, black-dominated high schools. Such an initiative would surely require years of investment and commitment - and in politics, that's an eternity...
...Holdren, who served on Clinton’s Advisory Committee on Science and Technology, said that the U.S. should lead the formation of a new set of global standards that would reduce the ratio of greenhouse gas emissions to economic output in the short-term and develop tradeable rights to emissions based on population in the long-term. The Kyoto Protocol, which commits nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, will expire in 2012. The U.S. has not ratified the agreement. “The United States must switch from being a laggard in climate change policy to being a leader...
...England championship. Alex, who served as captain and was named team MVP that season, was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the NHL Entry Draft. Instead of going pro, he chose to play college hockey at Harvard to give his game some time to develop. Michael was a junior on that championship team and was also named team MVP his senior year. Both have fond memories of the championship season they shared. “Mike scored the winning goal, we won, 4-3—it was pretty special,” Alex remembers...
...According to students and a University of Massachusetts professor who attended the meeting, the governor pledged to develop a comprehensive strategy to fight crime and to commit resources to after-school jobs for teenagers, staffing for community centers, and job-training for young adults...
...points to his work with Harvard in negotiating an agreement that allowed the University to construct student housing in the Riverside neighborhood while helping the city address its shortage of affordable housing. Under the deal, Harvard won permission to develop the area near Memorial Drive in exchange for donating 20 percent of the floor area—38 housing units—as moderate income housing. The University also agreed to build a small new park on the drive...