Word: idealism
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...eyes are now on Baucus, whose Finance Committee has always been integral to figuring out how to pay for health-care reform. But it wasn't initially clear that he was the ideal point man for the overall effort. "People had been concerned that [Baucus] was not as knowledgeable about the full breadth of health care," says Andy Stern, head of the Service Employees International Union, which has been at the forefront of the drive for health-care reform. "But he's there. He understands the contours of the debate. He understands the nuances involved. He's pushing everybody...
...wanted to stretch its home winning streak into double figures, it had to respond with four wins in the singles matches. In a statement of intent, five of the Harvard lineup raced into a one-game lead, with all of them ultimately claiming the opening set—the ideal reaction from Fish’s perspective...
...embark on its annual spring break tour of California—encompassing four opponents in eight days across the Golden State—the Crimson will have an ideal opportunity to lay its doubles point hoodoo to rest...
Before a recent visit to my dear old mum, I purchased The Kindly Ones, by Jonathan Littell, a 992-page Nazi-palooza that, given the nearly 3-lb. weight of the new English translation, makes for an ideal Kindle selection. But when I got ready to buy it on Amazon, I blanched at the $16.19 price. Every Kindle text I've purchased since Amazon started selling the device in November 2007 has been $9.99. Indeed, that was one of the Kindle's main draws: you could buy books wirelessly, on demand and at a fraction of the cost of their...
...committee searches for new classes to incorporate into its program next year, professors worry that loopholes in the new curriculum’s structure may allow for specialized courses that deviate from the ideal of a general education. “The structure is the same, of course,” said Gross, “because institutions are comfortable with what they’re used...