Word: focusing
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...With several iterations of increasing financial aid there was a dramatic fall off in work force. The intended effect of providing increasing financial aid was that students wouldn’t have to work and could focus on their studies—and it seemed to work pretty well,” says Robert F. Wolfreys, crew supervisor in the custodial services division...
When the multi-sport standout arrived at Harvard, she intended to focus on lacrosse. But due to the field hockey team’s small size, Harvard coach Sue Caples issued an open invitation to those athletes with experience in the sport to join the team for some full-field scrimmages. After trying it out, Kucharczyk realized this was a chance she couldn’t pass...
...that we not spend today’s meeting criticizing the past or rehashing historical budgets,” Smith said. “I ask that we focus on the future. What ideas do you have? What are the key characteristics of a model that can be held up as a future of the library system...
...We’re in a very difficult situation—the economic crisis has brought it into crisp focus,” said Nancy M. Cline, chief librarian of HCL. “We cannot do all that we have done in the patterns of ways we have done it in the past...
Lakeisha N. Landrum, a journalism student at the Harvard Extension School, said she hoped for future events to focus on more specific solutions, rather than the different perspectives and nuances of the issues...