Word: micro
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...ambitious project, but the charismatic Negroponte has a persuasive pitch and a knack for fund raising. With the support of the U.N., his so-called $100 laptop quickly found backing from, among others, Google, Red Hat, Advanced Micro Devices and Nortel. His team is still making prototypes, but a finished motherboard was delivered in April. A wind-up crank has been replaced by a new foot pedal to supply power in areas lacking electricity...
...isn’t very eloquent. He writes like a scientist: past events come across as if they were entries in a study or report. Like observational entries in a report, sentences are often choppy and transitions seemed somewhat unnatural. But while the text is problematic on the micro-level, on the macro-level, Zimbardo proves to be a masterful narrator and paces the story at just the right speed. He is also a lucky man: the material and subject matter naturally invites the curiosity of the reader and allows him to overlook Zimbardo’s occasionally poorly worded...
Harvard looks for applicants who have overcome financial hardships, and ZIP codes form just one piece of the puzzle. In some cases, applicants also share information about their family’s financial situation in essays or interviews. With the help of Harvard economists, admissions officers use micro-level Census data to glean “further information about candidates’ socioeconomic backgrounds,” according to financial aid director Sally C. Donahue...
...brings to light many of the group’s other activities, including providing critical services in a region that is often impoverished and ravaged by violence. “Hezbollah offers an array of social services to its constituents that include construction companies, schools, hospitals, dispensaries, and micro-finance initiatives,” he writes. “Hezbollah hospital and clinic staff also treat walk-in patients, regardless of political views or their sect, for only a small fee.” Yet Norton also deals with the violent aspects of Hezbollah, including its conflict with Israel...
...four years now, and Li Xiaochao, an official at Beijing's National Bureau of Statistics, on Thursday addressed the creeping fears that the Chinese economy might be overheating: "One very important lesson we have learned is not to make excessively large policy adjustments, but rather to take small, micro steps, and fine-tune them. The aim is to avoid a hard landing of the economy," Li said...