Word: downplay
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Perhaps the biggest question mark hanging over the program is whether TFA teachers will stay in the profession once their two years are up. Some youngsters clearly see the experience as a way station before graduate school or a higher-paying career. TFA supporters downplay the issue of retention. They point out that TFA alumni will be forceful advocates for education whatever their ultimate profession. "These kids are going to be terrific assets to schools whether they teach or not," says Robin Hogen, senior director of Merck & Co., which gave...
Though he acknowledged that MCAD's financial limitations were considerable, Baker said, "That's not a legitimate reason [to downplay the complaint]...The message to everyone else is that it's okay to discriminate...
...Cleary must downplay this issue, which could jeopardize Harvard athletics as the epitome of student-athletes with "student" first. Attention to women's athletics and intramurals would be a clear message that that's where Cleary's priorities...
Kohl welcomed Modrow's proposal, but he dismissed any prospect of a West German withdrawal from NATO. Perhaps in an attempt to downplay Modrow and his pitch for neutrality, Kohl said he will not discuss unification with East Berlin until after East Germans go to the polls in mid-March. But unification has emerged as the primary campaign issue in both East Germany and West Germany, which will hold its national elections in December. Already Kohl and his fellow politicians are seeking out like-minded brethren on the other side of the border, funneling campaign money and building alliances that...
...project architect Richard L. Bechtel said the new plans would likely downplay the Georgian style...