Word: dismalness
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...address these structural problems, says Mayer, "shows that the government is not capable of taking on the unions." And therein lies Schröder's bind. According to the Forsa polling institute, the approval rating for Schröder's Social Democratic Party (spd) has fallen to a dismal 31% from 35% since January, while the cdu's has increased from 37% to 44% over the same period. With national elections 18 months away, the spd are worried that the sputtering economy could stall the re-election campaign before it starts. Schröder can't afford to alienate...
...start with the Curricular Review, which the Faculty has to pass after the committees finish their work. The latest news from the Curricular Review front concerns the General Education Committee. Its initial recommendations, which Summers had a large hand in producing, fell flat. Indeed, after the dismal reception Gen Ed got, the sense among faculty now is that large portions of the Review will simply fail...
...some in the Faculty find unpalatable. Adding new committees independent of and above the departments seems to diminish departmental autonomy. Claiming that these committees will promote female and minority hiring implies that the departments can’t do this on their own and implicitly places the blame for dismal hiring statistics on departmental hiring committees. Summers will likely not be able to avoid this minefield if he continues to push for divisional appointments, and he probably shouldn?...
Despite the dismal future doctors predicted for Ben, Allard describes her son as “amazing...
Most objective observers would say that such a brief aberration from a dismal season shouldn’t be rewarded with the Ivy’s most coveted prize. I’d agree...