Word: extents
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...Einsteinian revolution has produced a paradox: while vastly extending mankind's reach, it has also exposed the essentially finite nature of the human scale. Living as we do on a speck in a universe whose extent is beyond our capacity to fathom, the unprecedented growth of human power has correspondingly created an imperative for humility. It is no accident that during a life of incomparable scientific achievement, Einstein often said, "God does not play dice with the universe...
Venture capital funds have been very successful over the last year. But Harvard was not able to invest in them to the extent it would have liked, Meyer said...
Although Pasquarello disputes the extent to which the department's morale has been hampered, he said he does recognize that the problem is exacerbated by the press...
...Internet is here to stay, and will have a profound effect on the economic life of the U.S. and the world. But what do we do about it? That, reports TIME senior economics reporter Bernard Baumohl, is where the disagreements started. "No one," he says, "is sure to what extent the rules have changed." Or whether new rules need to be written...
...some things never change. Harvard students today may not spend as much time debating the relative social merits of the A.D. and the Fly as they did in 1903. But if you substitute student groups--which to a large extent have replaced final clubs as the cornerstone of students' identity--for the clubs, Roosevelt would feel at home. Harvard students still love a good hierarchy. And, sadly, the institutionalized pecking order of many Harvard student groups is oftentimes just as silly as the turn-of-the-century final club scene seems...