Word: inertia
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Advocates for universal health care must make a moral argument to counter conservative inertia, but they must make the right one. Otherwise, the public will suspect that they are motivated by a vindictive egalitarianism, rather than a genuine desire to help the medically needy. The leading Democratic candidates—Clinton, Edwards, and Obama—are taking the step in the right direction by stressing the moral case for a sufficient amount of coverage for everyone...
...himself an advocate of touch-screen voting as the elections supervisor of the county that includes Tampa. But since then, while he still believes the "DRE system itself" is sound, he acknowledges the system's margin for "the human error factor" has proven great enough to cause the new inertia. "There's not a lot you can do to mess up with optical scanning," says Browning. "We believe we're doing the right thing in Florida...
...anywhere on campus, you see and appreciate that renewable energy can and does work reliably and unobtrusively. The solar panels on the Cabot Science Library and the planned wind turbines on William James Hall are a miniscule step in that direction. I hope that both projects will shatter the inertia, ignorance, and general apathy surrounding efficient, clean energy on campus...
...compelling: it costs a lot of money to acquire a customer and relatively little to keep them if they get mad - some free minutes or a couple of bucks off the bill will usually do the trick. The companies know that there's a a certain amount of inertia that keeps us from moving, even if the service is lousy. (Think about the last time you switched banks...
...Faust must use a light touch. If Summers’ resignation showed anything, it is that a University cannot be governed by fiat. Despite the office’s prestige, the president of Harvard has extremely limited means with which to reform the University and combat its staggering institutional inertia. Everyone must feel invested in the institution’s common goals, and nobody can feel talked down to. Faust must thus walk a tightrope, listening to all parties intently and building consensus so that things get done while not becoming so bogged down in meetings and ego-stroking that...