Word: formulaic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Next year's QRR data exam will be similar to the existing test, but will "involve more logical thinking and less formula-plugging," said David R. Golob '89, a test proctor and a member of the Undergraduate Council's Academics Committee...
Under Cambridge law, all rent increases in tenant-occupied houses must remain within a formula set by the board...
...have a formula, but I raised it as a problem that needs to be addressed," he says. In evaluating negative historical events, Glazer says the professor inevitably touches on sensitive areas. professor inevitably touches on sensitive areas...
...Council also approved a non-binding order asking "those or that government agency which is responsible for homeless matters" to create a formula for the amount of shelter Cambridge should provide to homeless people. The order also set minimum standards for rooms that the city provides for the homeless. Finally, it endorsed plans to involve other Boston-area towns in a "network" of shelters to even out the burden on towns with overcrowded facilities...
...Philadelphia Inquirer is the prime model for those who believe there is a formula for getting the Pulitzer. The paper has scored 13 times since 1972, when Executive Editor Eugene Roberts took over; only the New York Times has done better. Roberts says that those in search of the Inquirer's secret have even asked him what color paper he uses for his submissions. Observers contend that the Inquirer has mastered the art of packaging a prize-minded story. It's a great newspaper, says former Washington Post National Editor Peter Osnos, but "sometimes it seems to me they...