Word: focus
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...release a how-to video instructing voters in the correct procedures for casting a write-in ballot.Decker said she has asked the election commission several questions about the election process, but they have yet to provide her with details about how they will address the unique situation, so her focus will be on reaching voters. The absence of Decker’s name from the ballot may give challengers a leg up in the election. Cambridge resident and attorney Silvia P. Glick, who says she is concerned with defending Cambridge’s neighborhoods from overdevelopment, said that she believes...
When asked about the Eagles’ accomplishments, Leone responded, “It’s great for BC. It gives us a better focus, but rankings don’t matter to me. They deserve it, they’re a great team...
...comical as it may sound, Sesame Street has long been a showcase of the best ideals of American liberalism. For 40 years, it’s promoted a vision of our better angels—albeit wrapped up in red and blue monster fur. The focus of the show has always been education through real-world experience, the value of inclusive community, and the wonders of ordinary life. And the lessons haven’t just been for wee babes: Although the messages of Big Bird and Grover may be articulated in terms a child could understand, they are nonetheless...
...advising system, however; some students have expressed their comfort in seeking help from the department’s administration. “Someone is always in the office; someone’s door is always open,” says Millicent M. Younger ’10.The focus on improving personal relationships between department members and concentrators has also been reflected in the effort to facilitate academic dialogue between students and their professors. Traditionally based on large lecture-style classes, the English department will now offer a series of smaller, seminar-sized groups, organized into four categories...
President Obama's decision to shelve plans to station U.S. missile defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic is being portrayed as a pragmatic response to the threat of Iranian nuclear missiles. In confirming the move on Thursday, Sept. 16, Obama said the U.S. wants to focus instead on deploying "technologies that are proven and cost-effective and that counter the current threat" - that is, Iran's medium-range missiles, rather than any intercontinental ballistic missiles Iran could possibly develop. (Read "Europe's Missile Shield: NIE Casualty...