Word: good-faith
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...Indians” were always distorted in ways that were never flattering. As a society, we’ve begun to come to terms with this prejudice. The term “Native Americans” has replaced its derogatory predecessors, and movies like Dances with Wolves are generally good-faith attempts at respectful re-tellings of history...
...departure of Bigelow Professor of Ichthyology Karel F. Liem and Hetty Liem as Masters of Dunster House, leaving the College without any Masters of color. While we are certain that the new Masters will serve their respected Houses well, and while we believe the College has made a good-faith effort to consider diversity in the selection of Masters, we nonetheless feel it necessary that the College confront the underlying issues that have thus far rendered the selection of minority Masters so infrequent...
...date, PSLM has expressed little trust in administration promises of good-faith negotiation. The recommendations of this committee will necessarily be non-binding, as Harvard would never cede its control over wages to an outside group, and the protesters may therefore worry that the committee’s conclusions will be determined in advance or, alternatively, ignored by the administration. The University can help allay this fear by discussing the makeup, agenda and timetable for the committee in advance; though the committee should be assembled within the next few weeks, the schedule of its meetings must accommodate the crucial student...
...believe that the reforms the council has asked for are extreme or unreasonable--or, for that matter, hard to comply with. If the Ivy Council does not put forth a good-faith effort to change, then I will not hesitate to support withdrawal...
...staff, the Democratic faithful were primed to fight on--especially after Harris decided to leave out the results of the hand count Palm Beach canvassers stayed up all night to produce. "How can we teach our children that every vote counts if we are not willing to make a good-faith effort to count every vote?" asked Al Gore's running mate Joe Lieberman. "Vice President Gore and I have no choice but to contest these actions." But the Bush team was determined to seize the moment. "At some point there must be closure," said Bush adviser James Baker...