Word: givens
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2010-2019
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
With regard to the Senate as a whole, we congratulate the body for working incrementally toward change. As the stalling of health-care reform has shown, major overhaul may be difficult or impossible to achieve under the current state of affairs. Given this reality, passing many small-scale bills may be the best way forward. However, if they hope to create a noticeable impact, senators must move quickly to pass a number of additional, minor bills. While any progress is better than none at all, it remains disappointing that the factional atmosphere polluting Washington today makes larger change unlikely...
...Crimson was refused the title last year when it lost a heartbreaking matchup to Princeton, 5-4. But this year, Harvard would not be denied. Having last won the title in 2001, the Crimson is finally bringing home the Howe Cup, squash’s illustrious trophy given to the best team in the nation...
Outstanding performances in the water explain only part of Harvard’s success at Ivies. Leadership outside of the pool was vital in boosting team morale, especially given the close points race with Princeton...
...past five presidential elections, Democrats have won the popular vote. That show of force at the national level has roughly coincided with the decline of Republican dominance of the big-state governorships. There is a significant and often overlooked cause and effect between these two phenomena, which, given the current political climate, should make Democrats even more worried than they already are about the November midterm elections. If Republicans can take advantage of the prevailing political winds to reassert control at the state level this year, that could in turn provide an opening for the GOP to win back...
...earthquake deaths. But those who doubt Haiti's ability to transform its government should note that Chile wasn't always an OECD candidate - it spent 17 years, from 1973 to 1990, under a brutal military dictatorship - and that Haitians are more than capable of emulating Chileans if given the chance...