Search Details

Word: learnedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

James Madison said in a speech before the Constitutional Convention "All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree." While almost every person involved in the frenzied financial expansion knew that, it was conveniently forgotten when almost everyone was making money. What the financial community learned from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Farewell To Madoff, Who Leaves Us Too Soon | 1/26/2009 | See Source »

Robert Burns was born 250 years ago, on January 25, 1759, in Alloway, Scotland. His father was a tenant farmer and his mother never learned to write, but Burns read voraciously and managed to secure a fairly thorough education. His family had very little money - when his father died, he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burns Night | 1/25/2009 | See Source »

The therapy revolves around coaxing the stem cells to develop into a type of cell known as an oligodendrocyte, which in turn gives rise to critical insulation and growth factors that can repair neurons damaged by a trauma to the spinal cord. Geron has named its version GRNOPC1. By having...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cautious Optimism for the First Stem-Cell Human Trial | 1/24/2009 | See Source »

Frustrated by years of wrangling with city business restrictions and what he considers infringements of his First Amendment rights, Kenneth A. O’Brien—owner of the used book stand on Mass. Ave between Linden and Holyoke Streets—said he plans to give away his...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Book Stand To Close by April | 1/24/2009 | See Source »

Anne Conneely and Beryl Noble, proctors of a psychology exam held yesterday, said that proctoring allowed them to meet different and interesting people who are not necessarily affiliated with the University. Conneely, calling herself a less-typical proctor, said that she learned about the opportunity through a friend of her...

Author: By Danella H. Debel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Day in the Life of an Exam Proctor | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

Previous | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | Next