Word: narrow
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...must also disagree with his argument that the existing core classes are similar to the "rifle shot' narrow courses within broad fields of learning that ruined General Education." I do not know enough to say what "ruined" General Education, but I find the narrow focus of the core courses refreshing when compared to the broad introductory courses required within one's major. As already stated, introductory classes in any field are here for the taking. I also believe that professors who teach in the core curriculum successfully teach "approaches to knowledge" in their core courses, rather than merely exploring...
...create a larger pool of qualified jurors, Adler also argues that legislatures should eliminate most automatic exemptions for such professions as doctors and clergy, which allow some of the best educated members of the community to escape service. The disadvantages of a narrow jury pool that has been worked upon by lawyers determined to seat the least qualified members is evident from Adler's account of the trial of Imelda Marcos, the wife of deposed Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. In 1990 she faced charges in a New York City court of transferring Philippine government money to American banks to finance...
...next two weeks, two rounds of balloting will narrow the field to four men and four women...
...really long course compared to what we usually play," explains Boyle. "The fairways are narrow with a lot of wood (trees...
After the robbery, the man managed to elude police on an 80-miles-per-hour chase through the narrow alleys of Cambridge and Boston. Police described him as a 5'10" Black male with a medium build...