Word: obvious
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...just put a huge effort into explaining to students that if you’re checking your e-mail and reading the news during lecture...you’re not going to learn very much,” she said. “You would think that would be obvious...
...between East and West observed on the internet plays out again on a geopolitical scale: While the Western media has made its focus on China’s high-handed approach in Tibet, China has been more concerned with keeping its people from starving and growing restless. Despite the obvious injustice in Tibet, the prospect of much of mainland China exploding with the kind of hunger riots raging elsewhere is one that features too many human rights violations to count. In that event, the government would have likely no less hesitation in striking out against its own people than against...
...obvious answer is to invest in public transport systems. But Sao Paulo has just 38 miles of metro line, and although it plans to add another 22 miles to the total by 2010, that is clearly too little, too late. Even the city's traffic chief admits things will get worse before they get better...
...colored African house which rotates to allow for cast entrance and exit, while a panel of the Saharan sunset flanks the other side of the stage. The British flag, which hangs prominently during the first act, is only held in place by one corner during the second, making it obvious that the political landscape has changed. The costumes are all generally effective and appropriate, ranging from the desert wear of the first act to the bohemian dresses and straw bags of the second. The wig that Kapetanovic wears while in drag could not be worse. It showcases his sideburns, which...
...effective was this sequence that one might expect to find the hand of some Svengali responsible for the Pontiff's handling of the issue. Or, less cynically, it could equally well be the expression of his own obvious compassion and concern for the spiritual and mental health of the victims and the American church. Unquestionably, Cardinal O'Malley deserves some of the credit. He reportedly urged Benedict to include Boston, the sex-abuse Ground Zero on his itinerary, and when Benedict declined, refused to give up, bringing the victims to the Pope...