Word: mentored
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...into account the feelings, hopes, and frustrations being expressed" by a fearful French nation that requires "policies more proactive, bolder and more socially aware." Though never explicitly naming himself heir apparent to Raffarin, de Villepin's ambitions seemed obvious when he indicated his comments had been cleared by his mentor President Jacques Chirac. The spat comes at an awkward time for the government. Chirac has been unable to halt the advance of the no campaign ahead of the May 29 referendum on the European constitution - according to a poll by BVA, 58% reject the document - and many people are angry...
Bakshi, a joint Social Studies and Visual and Environmental Studies concentrator—an unorthodox concentration choice—said that art, social action, and social theory have always been interests of his. He credits Lecturer on Social Studies Kiku Adatto as an inspiring mentor who helped him merge his interests...
...Winner Raynor by saying that he was no stranger to adversity, but had overcome personal obstacles through his passion for the arts. Beyond his involvement in the Callbacks and Step Team, Raynor has also taken part in the Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program and served as a Mission Hill Afterschool mentor...
...Perella thought he could sidestep the pernicious culture-clash now consuming Morgan Stanley, where he's served as rainmaker and mentor for the firm's ?lite investment bankers for 12 years. But even Perella, a renowned dealmaker, couldn't find any middle ground in a family feud ignited the day the Ivy Leaguers at Morgan sold out to the hard-knocks brokers at Dean Witter Discover...
...result, Tommy moves on to his final and unlikeliest mentor: a prostitute incarcerated in the Greenwich Village Women’s House of Detention, the House of D from which this film draws its name. Played by Erika Badu, Lady—she never gives Tommy her real name—intersperses her counsel with frequent requests that Tommy buy her a dimebag in Washington Square Park. Nonetheless, she does give serious thought to Tommy’s problems and she offers him valuable life lessons...