Word: focusing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...case is nothing special. I am a simple Buddhist monk--no more, no less." he said. expressing hope that the award would focus attention on compassion in every human being...
...talking to a large number of people to determine our needs at this time," Scott said, adding that the search will focus on people who can meet the challenges that the personnel office faces in cooperating with the largest union Harvard has ever...
ALMOST a year after his election, President Bush continues to act as if he is running a political campaign. His strategy is to focus on a tremendous national problem, grab a few headlines, and then move on to the next issue without supporting substantive change. Months after Bush's famous press conference from a national park, he has yet to present tough clean air legislation to Congress. And he plans to fund his famed War on Drugs as if it were a minor skirmish...
Harvard is one of the few colleges that asks students to focus on a concentration as early as their first year. Other schools, including Yale and Princeton, allow students to dabble more in different departments and choose a major later in sophomore year. Obviously, students at Harvard continue to experiment with and change concentrations after their first year. Former pre-meds who do not want to endure the hardships of a Biochemistry concentration take Ec-10 as sophomores. Consequently, the same students must often rush to fulfill honors requirements for their new major...
Although many candidates are promising to focus on particular issues if they are elected to the council, others offered more general platforms, saying that they hope to restore respect and moderation to the body...