Word: nascent
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...found in Kyrgyzstan? Don't look for any depth here-the scope of the book means that it's impossible to devote more than a few pages to each country-but as a springboard to a continent it does the job. Expect it to spur many a nascent travel plan into action...
...broad autonomy. The result has been an institution dominated by individual fiefdoms and parochial interests and that is averse to interdisciplinary endeavor. Faust must break down these entrenched barriers—a move that will likely anger many. Luckily, Faust has a solid model to build on with the nascent Harvard Stem Cell institute and the recent creation of the first inter-faculty department.Faust must also deal with a recalcitrant and old-fashioned Faculty of Arts and Sciences. To say that the Faculty is currently in a difficult position would be an understatement—it faces a budget deficit...
...sophomores were admitted into the nascent Social Studies program, an honors-only, interdisciplinary concentration that prided itself on, among many things, the selectivity of its students. Forty-seven years later, Social Studies’ sophomore class has expanded to 144 students, yet this idea of selectivity—of Social Studies as “the Harvard of concentrations,” as one freshman called it—has persisted...
...charts. Hollywood, oddly, has been ignoring them lately, as romantic comedies have taken a backseat to guy films like 300 and Wild Hogs, superhero sequels and slasher films. But Broadway, long worried about its graying audience, is in hot pursuit. A good deal of the credit for this nascent relationship goes to possibly the least-appreciated breakthrough hit of the past decade: Wicked. The musical prequel to the Wizard of Oz, told from the witches' point of view, was dismissed by most critics when it opened in the fall of 2003. But 3 1/2 years later, Wicked is regularly...
...convenient location. However, it is important that the College continues to schedule diverse and entertaining events in the space to draw undergraduates and to make it the bustling social center it can—and should—be. Much of the recognition for the Pub’s nascent success goes to the administrators who were instrumental in making it happen. Former University President Lawrence H. Summers and former Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences William C. Kirby provided funding and support. Dean Gross has been among the pub’s most enthusiastic proponents and planners...