Word: midterms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite the professors' abilities as teachers, some students say they are drawn to these scholars' courses because of their relatively light workloads. For example, Fleming's courses commonly feature a midterm which does not count unless it boosts one's final grade. Fleming justifies his policy, saying he views the midterm as a "learning exercise...
...course, "Jesus and the Moral Life," has the ever-popular attraction of omitting the final exam. The only requirements are a 15-page paper, a one-hour midterm and an uncommonly small reading load. "Some find my course easy, some find it rather difficult," Cox says...
...irrevocable factor: even this most resilient of Presidents is running out of time. The period in which he must regain the initiative or see his last term fade into lame-duck stagnation appears to be dwindling rapidly. Political considerations will dominate the capital once the new year begins and midterm congressional elections approach. But as Reagan negotiates with Congress this fall, he must also prepare for his all-important summit with Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The President has often been highly successful when tackling one or two major issues at a time, such as his drive for tax and budget...
British observers saw the Conservative defeat as more than the usual midterm by-election setback. Said Liberal Party Press Spokesman Jim Dumsday: "The sheer size of the Conservative failure is quite out of proportion with what one would expect from just midterm blues." Also, because the Brecon and Radnor vote was only the eighth by-election since the 1983 Conservative landslide, it provided a rare opportunity for voters to express their opinion of the Thatcher government. Liberal Party canvassers found that the overriding issue was Thatcher's aggressive style and personality. "We kept hearing, 'It's that woman...
...course, "Jesus and the Moral Life," has the ever-popular attraction of omitting the final exam. The only requirements are a 15-page paper, a one-hour midterm and an uncommonly small reading load. "Some find my course easy, some find it rather difficult," Cox says...