Word: effectively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Colell contends that he does not need the committee to effect change, relying instead on "quiet diplomacy." Quiet diplomacy and friendly dealing are not the solution to the minority faculty problem, but the root cause. It is precisely because hiring in the past has been free from administrative oversight that the composition of Harvard's faculty is so skewed today...
...first order bans foodstuffs not packaged in an "environmentally acceptable" manner and will go into effect on October 1, 1991. The second ordinance, which will go into effect immediately, will facilitate the proper disposal of used motor...
...Mandela in effect leading the anti-apartheid movement from prison...
...pass up what could be an opportunity. They understand that De Klerk is not simply going to hand over the government and that a step-by-step process is the only realistic approach. "But if we were to say that publicly," one leader admits, "it would have a devastating effect on our movement. It could demobilize our people...
...which grind past each other at the pace of 2 in. a year. But this movement of the plates is not uniform. Along fault zones the plates tend to become "locked," resisting the overall motion. Explains Berkeley seismologist Robert Uhrhammer: "Stress builds up in these areas that are in effect welded shut. It's as if the rock were being stretched like a big rubber sheet." At a certain point the rock snaps, allowing the plates to slip and release stress. The result is an earthquake...