Word: gamut
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...part of an ethnic minority in the U.S. with such arresting candor that his American Born Chinese became the first graphic publication named as a finalist for the National Book Award. Loosely based on the author's own experiences, the book's three short stories touched on a gamut of themes, from language and acceptance to stereotyping and assimilation, and the frank, accessible manner in which they did so inspired translations of American Born Chinese in more than 10 languages...
...director of thousands of staff workers scattered throughout the University, Jaeger is privy to a gamut of unit-centric details that a typical College administrator in University Hall may not have access to. Acting as the collective mouthpiece is Jaeger’s job. “He finds a way to capture the concerns that people have,” says Lozier, who serves on the HUCTW executive board. “He’s a big gatherer and communicator...
...Hersher says. The Outing Club, on the other hand “is designed for anyone who can walk. If you’ve never put on hiking boots before we’d love to have you.”Outing Club trips run the gamut, from cross-country skiing, to biking, hiking, and canoeing. As Miller puts it, “pretty much we do anything that does not involve ropes.”Hersher recalls a particularly memorable experience, when after hiking up Mount Lafayette through thick snow in January, she and her friends decided to sled...
...great leap forward for the absurd idea of “paperless paper,” but for all of us who venerate the real thing, the Kindle is just another injury in a long list. As I watched the instructional video on Amazon, they progressed through the gamut of its features in Steve Jobs-like fashion, and all was going well until they reached the part about the screen. The voice-over claimed that “Kindle’s electronic-ink display reads like real paper,” while “Advanced Paper DISPLAY?...
...finance and consulting. In addressing those students “displaced” by the economic downturn, it has improved its service and effectiveness on the whole. Although it is unfortunate that it took an economic crisis to get to this point, it is refreshing that the whole gamut of student concerns is now being taken under consideration...