Word: focusing
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...success of these numerous forays depends on an elaborate support system. Target takes care of the heavy lifting?fabric sourcing, sample production, marketing?and allows the rotating design stars to focus on what they do best. Adams and Sprenger oversee a swat team of merchants and marketers. Volume helps keep costs down. "We have so much buying power that it drops fabric prices dramatically," says Adams, explaining why a cropped suede jacket by Proenza Schouler for Target sells for $139.99 while a jacket from its own line is likely to be 10 times as much. Or why an elegant beaded...
...says. But colleagues praise Gay for gracefully navigatingunmarked territory.“Her work is beautifully done, the way she sets up the data and thinks of counterarguments,” Hochschild says. After examining voting patterns in congressional districts, Gay is now shrinking her field of focus. Her latest work identifies demographic movement and neighborhood interactions, such as the exodus of African Americans out of poor neighborhoods. “Getting access to better neighborhoods erodes the salience of race for African Americans,” Gay says. She thinks this will present a challenge to politicians accustomed...
...Jonathan Lehman's team will be hard-pressed to stay out of the cellar because Pat McGrath's Ball and Busters trails by only two points at the bottom end of the tables. Lehman especially looks to focus on his steals during this final weekend...
...theme of “Cultural Rhythms” through their portrayal of critical social issues that have a wide-ranging affect on the entire student body. As 2007 Artist of the Year, Fishburne’s address to the audience emphasized the appreciation of cultural diversity as the focus of the show. “This cultural festival really is one of the most beautiful celebrations of the human family I have seen in a long time,” Fishburne said. The great variety of the acts–as well as their members’ diversity?...
...given all of these frustrations, why did we decide to study at Oxford? Until we arrived, these issues weren’t even on our radar screen. Before the Rhodes interview, the focus was on winning the scholarship, not on evaluating if Oxford was the right place for us. While some Harvard fellowships tutors might advise on such issues, others do not. And even if the help received from Harvard or elsewhere enables you to win the scholarship, little advice will be available from the University after the night of selection. Harvard’s fellowship advising system...