Word: focusing
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Fourth, the American people—the focus of these campaigns in the first place—must signal their unwillingness to participate in a bidding war. While it may take a courageous candidate to reform our broken system, he or she must have the support of the electorate to have any chance of success. If the average citizen stops donating and instead works for campaigns, or writes letters, or waves flags, then, and only then, will this truly be a campaign of ideas and not of money...
...combat the proclivity for the potato-based products, Dershowitz proposed a nine-step program that would focus on sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), “a sweet food that closely resembles the hamantash...
...College should make the system for first-years wishing to declare their concentration easier and more transparent. And the recent decision to merge the social and academic advising roles of Peer Fellows was a wise one because, as stated by Dean Rinere, "the fellows will be able to focus on one group of advising instead of two." Although the Peer Advising Program is still susceptible to linking freshmen with upperclassmen who will not know much about concentrations outside their own, it will at least get students to start thinking about their concentration and academic careers early...
...disappointed that some in the Army have not adequately appreciated the seriousness of the situation pertaining to outpatient care at Walter Reed," Gates said in his Friday afternoon statement. "Some have shown too much defensiveness and have not shown enough focus on digging into and addressing the problems." While zinging the Army leadership, Gates praised the medical staff at Walter Reed for "their professionalism and dedication to providing caring treatment...
...enjoying unprecedented freedom. Still, even a hint of political activism is snuffed out. "As long as you play by the rules and are loyal to the regime, they'll leave you alone," says Carl Thayer, a professor and Vietnam expert at Australia's Defence Academy. And if religious leaders focus on fighting each other, the regime must be even more pleased...