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...physical tools to have a roadmap of the genome used to be unavailable. The Human Genome project has given us the tools to hone in on that roadmap. That is the easy part now," he said...
...purpose of attending university is, in large part, to learn to hone and defend our opinions. A protest does nothing to further this end; rather, it allows both the protester and the individual being protested to rest on simple, unrefined opinions that do not adequately account for the real complexity of the situation being considered. If the protesters had been willing to match wits with Mr. Mansfield, they certainly would have left with more subtle and intelligent arguments, and they would be better able to construct nuanced arguments in the future. Mr. Mansfield even may have refined his opinions through...
...half of them to cast ballots. The drive is credited with keeping Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative Jane Harman in office. This time, Malcolm says, the idea is to help both male and female Democrats, "from the school board to the White House." Her operatives use focus groups to hone a message, then find targets by matching voter names to demographic profiles bought from local vendors. Malcolm thinks the techniques will make the difference for Clinton. The White House hopes she's right...
...GOPAC, the machinery created in 1979 to help get Republicans into state and local office. He made himself available to G.O.P. candidates in weekly conference calls, mailing them his audiotapes and appearing in person in their districts. His coaching didn't just help them get elected; it also helped hone their message, so that Republican candidates all across the country would be hitting the same themes, with the same language, and creating an impression of a growing consensus in the party...
...federal shutdown energized Republicans in the House and Senate to overcome most remaining differences and hone the final version of their seven-year balanced-budget plan. The two chambers also sent a $243 billion defense-appropriations bill to the White House for yet another anticipated veto--this time for spending more than Clinton desires...