Word: factor
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...reply to the criticism directed against some of the men nominated, let me state that work done for the class was an extremely important factor in determining the men to be placed on the ballot, but not the only factor. Nor was more intellectual capacity the only criterion. As in all considerations for representatives of a class, class prominence, popularity, and congeniality are very significant factors. Some men were nominated primarily for one reason, others for somewhat different reasons. The nominees as a whole present an excellent cross-section of the class, all factors taken into consideration. It is granted...
...isolated field of study. Dean Pound realized that this view left law out of touch with life, and hence he insisted that the law be taught in forms of its relationship with other fields of human endeavor. Thus the law must be thought of as a positive factor in the political and sociological structure of civilization...
...factor, however, that the Administration seems not to have considered is this: not all of the graduating Seniors will be leaving from so-called "over-crowded" rooms; rather, quite a few departures can be expected to cause genuine prewar vacancies in rooms that were not unwillingly expanded by an extra man last September. And the possibilities seem quite slim that men in the recently crowded suites will quickly pull up stakes and shuffle themselves around so that the nice, round sum of 40 empty spaces is created...
Yesterday was spent in polishing up defensive techniques and on recapturing the ball from the backboard. Passing, with was the weakest factor in the Freshman offensive against M.I.T., was also worked on, with special emphasis on timing and speed...
...second choices were admitted to Harvard's present Freshman class. But for these exceptions, the man who is forced, for instance, to choose between Harvard and Yale frequently finds himself entirely done out of an education. For most major colleges consider being indicated the first choice as a vital factor in their admissions policy. If his first choice is Harvard, and if Harvard does not accept him, he stands no chance of admittance to Yale, and vice versa. For both Harvard and Yale as well as most other major colleges, consider being selected as first choice as a vital factor...