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...UNICEF official said that by "focusing attention on recovery rather than disaster," Africa would be able to impart to the "global village" that the continent is committed to progress...
...careful" reader, Eight Little Piggies offers an exciting glimpse into many facets of an evolutionary biologist's world. More importantly, the book will impart a healthy interest in why biodiversity is so essential. Gould puts in practice his belief that there is no "optimal use" of any anatomical feature, using odd historical and literary images to express a deeply personal love for his work...
...rhetorical propriety, wildly and perhaps willfully misinterpreted, become her basis for bringing formal disciplinary charges. He is accused of everything from sexual harassment to disrespect for the learning process. But his worst crime in her eyes is the "elitism" of daring to think that having something to impart makes him more important than those who come to learn. Trying to explain himself, he meets with her again, is goaded anew and makes things worse...
Ambassador Enrique Penalosa, head of the Colombian delegation, said the two- * year preparation period had brought the issues of sustainable development -- progress without destruction of the environment -- before hundreds of officials from developing countries, each of whom would impart those lessons back home. "Even if the conference had been an apparent failure on specific treaties, it would be a success," said Penalosa, "because for the first time we are alerting the planet that development is not necessarily good if it sacrifices future generations." Others took the line that the summit's battered compromise agreements represented first steps that could...
...planning group dismisses the notion that the only way to impart knowledge is to place a teacher in front of a small group. Technology would play a primary role in Whittle's new classroom. Each Whittle school would be linked by closed-circuit television to a central studio, which might result in a 1-to-1 million teacher-to-student ratio. Interactive electronic data banks would allow students to do comprehensive research on their own. Notebook computers would be as common as lunch boxes...