Word: idealize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pursuit of pure knowledge be compatible with the pursuit of profit? Some observers are skeptical. Corporate funding provides a boost to research and is relatively free of the red tape that often entangles Government grants. Yet one ideal of a university, however fitfully adhered to, is the sharing of information. Most contract grants between business and universities allow the donor corporation to review findings before publication, ensure exclusive patent rights and sometimes keep key data secret so competitors will not get them. While many technological breakthroughs have resulted from purely theoretical research, corporations tend to be more interested in encouraging...
...have to go back to Adlai Stevenson to find a national politician well-versed in national culture and literature and able to articulate a coherent philosophy without pandering. And Stevenson's tendency to sermonize and orate over people's heads probably disqualifies him, too, as even approaching Rousseau's ideal of a foresighted and persuasive leader...
...first scenario, the ideal from Bok's and Counter's points of view, the Foundation attracts participation from both minority and majority students. The Foundation works as a sort of cultural and intellectual clearinghouse, fostering greater understanding among the races and giving Harvard another proud accomplishment to point to in its ongoing attempts at pioneering...
...soap is almost the ideal consumer product," says Rod Hickman, 37, vice president of marketing for Jovan, the perfume and cosmetics manufacturer. "It fits into the hand, you can pick it up easily, and it's inexpensive. In fact, it's hard to beat...
When the University of California at Los Angeles hired Donald Weber three years ago as an assistant professor of English, it seemed a perfect match. He was a notable scholar: the sunny, high-paying California system was considered an ideal place to work. This fall, though, Weber will be at Mount Holyoke College in snowy Massachusetts. Why the switch? In Weber's case there was no tenure battle or political infighting. It was simply that the young professor, 30, realized he could never afford to buy a home in California. Although Holyoke is a topnotch Eastern women...