Word: focused
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...injustices that so dramatically diminish the rights of Blacks because of race also point up serious disadvantage suffered by many whites who lack money and power," he said. "Discrimination based on race provides a dramatic focus that reveals more subtle though hardly less pernicious disadvantage suffered by many whites...
Blackman said she expects to focus on recruiting more minorities...
Allison and Supple conceived the community service clearinghouse last spring, after the dean perceived the need for a renewed focus on public service, Supple said. Allison also announced a public service loan forgivenenss program and a summer internship fund last spring...
Wald, a former assistant secretary of Consumer Affairs for Massachusetts, said she has worked before on the problems of women in the law profession. She plans to use that experience to focus on the problems that women and minorities face at Harvard Law School. She said she also wants to expand the opportunities for students interested in public interest law, since most of her previous work was done in the public sector...
...judicial scenes benefit greatly from Higgins' experience as a lawyer and former U.S. Attorney. He avoids the cliches of courtroom drama to focus on the presiding judge and, through him, the vitality of the legal system. Judge Howard ("Black") Bart is no abstract idealist; with blunt example and sarcasm he repeatedly makes the point that separating the form from the substance of the law is dangerous to the health of the Republic...