Word: fixedly
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...America save Iraq from itself? Yes, but it would require giving up the illusion that the Iraqis can fix their own problems. They can't. The Americans created this mess; it's their responsibility to fix it. They'd need 30,000 more coalition soldiers and a real willingness to thrash the Shi'ite militias, something they've avoided so far. Having foolishly dismantled the existing Iraqi army, the U.S. has the duty to create a genuinely proficient new one, instead of rushing recruits through Boy Scout lessons just to satisfy predetermined quotas. It may take five more years...
...roommate, Brian S. Gillis ’07-’08, constantly talks about the Undergraduate Council (UC) and what needs to be done to fix it. His passion for this stuff is amazing—he is always telling us about his great idea, the Gillis UC Reform Act. Based on both the strengths and shortcomings of the UC that are cited by both UC outsiders and insiders, I strongly believe that the Gillis UC Reform Act that Brian is proposing is uniquely equipped to fix the UC’s problems while preserving its strengths. Brian?...
...fix these problems, Brian and Morgan propose a new, comprehensive Harvard undergraduate student government that, while not eliminating the UC, will reassign many of its current duties to other separately selected councils and committees. Under this plan, the current UC would be one of four branches of the greater undergraduate student government, and each body would specialize in its own area—advocacy, events, grants, basic services. After talking with Brian, I am convinced separating different tasks will fix the current flaws. But don’t trust me—check out Brian’s extensive explanation...
...news article "To 'Kill' or To Fix? A Clash Over UC's Future" mischaracterized remarks by Undergraduate Council presidential candidates Brian S. Gillis '07-'08 and Tim R. Hwang '08 at Thursday night's presidential campaign. Neither candidate said that he does not hope to win the presidential race. Hwang has said that he intends to prevail and subsequently to dismantle the UC. While Gillis has said that victory is not his first priority, he adds that winning would give him the "political capital" to implement his proposals for UC structural reform. He has vowed to transfer the presidency...
...number as statistics might suggest. In addition to external factors, each individual has his or her own internal comfort level with risk-taking. Some are daring while others are cautious by nature. And still others are fatalists who may believe that a higher power devises mortality schedules that fix a predetermined time when our number is up. Consequently, any single measurement assigned to the risk of driving a car is bound to be only the roughest sort of benchmark. Adams cites as an example the statistical fact that a young man is 100 times more likely to be involved...