Word: junior
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...doubt that Pik Botha was the public favorite. An opinion poll of South African whites the week before the caucus had shown him leading by 83% over the other two candidates. He was also reputedly Vorster's choice for Prime Minister. But Pik's popularity -and his junior status as a minister appointed only 18 months ago-rankled his colleagues. In the end, he was forced to drop out, after receiving only 22 votes on the first ballot...
...company, he is happy to say, has no organization charts, no procedure manuals. He encourages managers to take risks, even make mistakes; they will learn from them. Says he: "We don't want good administrators, because that implies efficient operation of the status quo." He advises junior executives and foremen: "We, top management, will set standards. It is up to you to decide how to get things done...
...golfers' new coach is Bob Carr, who is the assistant hockey coach during the winter months. He replaces Bob Donovan, Harvard's Director of Sports Promotions. The new captains are junior Jim Dales and Senior Spence Fitzgibbons, who bring diametrically opposed attitudes to the game. Dales has never taken a lesson while Fitzgibbons is a golfing hypochondriac who regularly consults golfing gurus around the world...
...reforms are fashioned after a Government Department policy implemented this year that allows juniors to enroll for one semester in a faculty-taught seminar, instead of the usual junior tutorial...
...freshman year, he had to share the spotlight with Ralph Polillio, a gifted wingback-type halfback. Sophmore year he failed to play much, and junior year he found himself seventh on the depth chart. But some people got hurt, and he broke a 38-yard run against Dartmouth, setting up a touchdown, and he hauled in a long pass to set up a touchdown against Brown...