Word: inertiaã
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...moment, the U.N. is obligated to abide, it seems, by the laws of physics. Bodies at rest stay at rest. To defy inertia??as America itself has recently learned—the Security Council needs the unanimous support of all five permanent members. And, unfortunately, at this time, there doesn’t appear to be a broad coalition of states willing to support U.N. control in rebuilding Iraq. The Security Council stripped itself of legitimacy by refusing to act on the Iraqi situation. Perhaps the U.N. can someday salvage its reputation...
Lachelier accuses the state legislature of being immobilized by “inertia?? due to its lopsided composition—fully 85 percent of the assembly is Democratic...
Carey E. Schwaber ’01 writes in her letter (Letters, April 16) that “institutional inertia?? seems to be the only reason Radcliffe continues to exist as a part of Harvard University. While Radcliffe’s role as a “college” was definitely somewhat ambiguous in the two decades before the 1999 merger, Radcliffe’s presence in its current form is more than justified...
...tub” to serve. Dean Faust’s unprecedented role within the University, coupled with her desire and ability to improve the position of female faculty at Harvard, will only enhance Radcliffe’s capacity to fight against the “institutional inertia?? Schwaber so strongly opposes...