Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wonders, then, why no one has tried the obvious--why tenure appointments aren't made according to an objective, standardized method that can predict future performance with accuracy. Standardization, after all, is a well-established substitute for subjective and otherwise difficult decisions in admissions offices at every university, and it really does make things much simpler for everyone involved. There ought to be such a fool-proof method when it comes to tenure...
...That has rarely happened in the 86 years that the Nobel Committee has made the awards, which currently include a stipend of $340,000. Indeed, recognition of even the most significant scientific discoveries can take decades. But the research that earned this year's Physics Prize was such an obvious breakthrough that the academy acted with remarkable haste. Karl Alex Muller, 60, of Switzerland and Johannes Georg Bednorz, 37, a West German, became laureates less than two years after their discovery of high-temperature superconductivity and just a year after their findings were first published...
...difference has been obvious. The Crimson has begun the season with a strong 11-6 record, the best start in the squad's seven-year history...
...obvious from Barry's desire to play through her injuries that she is determined to make her senior year memorable...
...think it was pretty obvious that the Ad Board was concerned with the issue and acted strongly to make sure that they sent a message that it [racism] was not going to be tolerated," Roby said...