Word: foremost
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...report stressed that "the University is first and foremost an academic institution," indicating that protecting the endowment should have higher priority than divesting, except in extreme circumstances...
...people took to Hong Kong's streets on July 1, 2003 to protest everything from a controversial security bill to the mishandling of the SARS crisis to Tsang's unpopular predecessor, Tung Chee-hwa. It may have started out as a pro-democracy march, but democracy is not necessarily foremost on the minds of the marchers. If you missed the "One Person, One Vote!" placards carried by democracy advocates (helpfully printed in Sunday's edition of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper), it would have been easy enough to confuse the demonstration with anything from a labor rights march...
...rodent who tries to fulfill his dream of making great food by befriending a jerky kid named Linguini in a Paris restaurant - is the most familiar face. It has the format (a journey of self-discovery and friendship) and virtues (grace of movement, narrative power) of Pixar, the pioneer foremost practitioner of CGI features. It has set pieces worthy of the old Disney masters, as when Remy, on his first night in Paris, scurries and jetes to avoid the heavy footfalls of pedestrians who'd scream if they noticed him. Though the story takes place in today's Paris...
...person who has to be dealt with, first and foremost, is Ray Nagin," says Louisiana political analyst and demographer Elliott Stonecipher. "He has clearly demonstrated that he sees himself now as having a place on the national stage in African-American politics...
Although it has long been the domain of male fighters, Vale Tudo is increasingly attracting young women with a background in martial arts from all over the world. "Brazilian women are the best in the world today," said Daniel Otero, who is 24 and one of the world's foremost Vale Tudo fighters. Otero and others involved with the sport here believe that both Brazilian men and women have an advantage because they are often experts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which is the art of grappling on the ground developed by world-renowned fighter Helio Gracie, and popularized...