Word: fill
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...They had decided on a Hispanic [to fill the post]," said Richard Rosser, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, in explaining the Cavazos selection earlier this year. "It's quite obvious that was a very important factor in the decision." Other higher education officials took the same condescending view towards Cavazos, viewing him as a "token" member of the Cabinet and as a lightweight who would meekly preside over the Education Department during the twilight of Reagan's term...
...just its archaeological correctness, that counted. Poussin's main regular job during his Roman years was drawing records of ancient sculpture for a rich antiquary and scholar named Cassiano dal Pozzo. This gave him excellent access to collections, and the time to develop the repertoire of figures that would fill his work in years to come. Rome was not just a boneyard of suggestive antiques; it was full of living art whose plasticity, color and narrative richness surpassed anything he could see in France -- Caravaggio, Pietro da Cortona, the Carracci. But Pozzo's main gift to Poussin was the intellectual...
NEBRASKA. Even Republicans asked "Why?" when businessman David Karnes was appointed last year to fill a vacant Senate seat. Expectably, Karnes was challenged in the G.O.P. primary this year; unexpectedly, he won. But since advocating "fewer farmers" during a debate, he seems to have lost momentum. He is likely to be beaten by Bob Kerrey, a former Governor, former Debra Winger boyfriend and Viet Nam veteran...
...reason for the surge in older students is demographic. The baby bust of the late '60s and '70s has meant a shrinking pool of college-age youngsters. To fill half-empty lecture halls -- and depleted coffers -- schools have actively begun to court members of the over-25 set. At the same time, the shift toward service industries and advanced technology has made higher education attractive to workers who want or need to upgrade their careers. "The changing world of work brings lots of people back," says Harvey Stedman, dean of New York University's School of Continuing Education...
Falling temperatures usually boost the spirits of oil producers. As energy users in the Northern Hemisphere stoke their furnaces and fill up their oil tanks, demand for fuel begins climbing toward its annual peak. For members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, who supply 40% of the world's crude, the season should be one of relative harmony. But not this year. The group is in the throes of an oil-pumping free-for-all that has sent prices tumbling to levels not seen in more than two years...