Word: impactful
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...medal, which is presented annually by the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association (RCAA), honors individuals "whose life and work have had a significant impact on society," according to a press release from Radcliffe's Office of Communication...
...does as much spying as any other country, or more," reminds TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell.) So it will be up to the Clinton administration to either accept responsibility for the lapses on its watch or lop off enough internal heads to defuse the report's impact -- or a combination of both. Or it could go into major denial mode. "If you're looking at this presidency," said White House spokesman Joe Lockhart Monday, "I can't point to a case where we know something was stolen, we know who did it and we know where it went...
Indeed, anything that can prevent or even slow down Alzheimer's will have an enormous impact. Today about 4 million Americans suffer from the degenerative brain disorder, and caring for them costs some $100 billion a year. With the aging of the baby-boom generation, those numbers could triple within 40 years. Warns Bill Thies, vice president for scientific affairs at the Alzheimer's Association: "We are facing an imminent epidemic...
...White House, meanwhile, detected more serious peace feelers from Belgrade. Milosevic made a public show of removing soldiers from Kosovo. Prominent Serb businessmen have also begun to grouse publicly about the bombing's economic impact--a sign that Milosevic's cronyocracy may be weakening. "People [in Belgrade] are beginning to look for a way out," says a senior Clinton Administration official. Now the White House hopes Chernomyrdin can show them the door...
Petrovic herself has made a resounding impact on many people that she has come in contact with. Her efforts with the organization have led to commendations from the Harvard Varsity Tennis coaching staff, as well as from John Wentzell, the director of Harvard Club Sports...