Word: favorities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This argument fails to consider that intelligence, the primary characteristic by which Harvard judges its applicants, is probably more arbitrary, more innate and less under our control than personality traits. Yet the staff does not call for the dissolution of selective educational institutions in favor of an egalitarian public system. Morever, most Americans don't find the existence of such elitist associations as country clubs especially objectionable...
...legislative elections across the country, the AMA has supported anti-abortion candidates over those who favor limitations on Medicare physician fees. This past August, the AMA contributed $5,000 to the campaign of Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who is a notorious anti-abortion extremist. Among other things, this legislator defended a criminal who had attacked an abortion clinic and sponsored a Florida bill to guarantee humane treatment of fetal remains...
...Timing still rests in our opponents. Every day there will be debate, but the ruling definitely works in our favor," he said...
...Weinstein, president of the ChelseaTeachers' Union, acknowledged that the plan had"some extremely fine provisions" and said thatmost Chelsea teachers are in favor of it. But hesaid that teachers had not been adequatelyconsulted while the plan was being drafted...
Harvard takes pride in requiring students to choose a certain course and stick to it. Clearly, few students could ever experience all the activities and courses that appeal to them in their short stay at Harvard. Much can be said in favor of this idea of forcing students to find priorities and make tough choices...