Word: orientedness
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When introducing Souter to the press late yesterday, Bush repeated ad nauseam that he would refuse to let his nominee be judged by an abortion litmus test. The Senate faces that flooded the airwaves later in the evening mimicked Bush's call for a non-issue-oriented confirmation process.
Bush says he is willing to send technical advisers to show the Soviets how to expand institutions that are just taking shape there, like commercial banks, a stock market, accounting firms, private construction and agricultural businesses. He could go further and outflank the stultifying bureaucracy by offering to provide funds...
For instance, the selection of Lowell in 1909represented a departure from theelective-oriented, laissez-faire educationchampioned by the previous president, Charles W.Eliot (Class of 1853). Although the popular Eliothad garnered almost universal acclaim for thesystem he had installed during his 40-year tenure,Lowell did not hesitate to implement drasticreforms...
Unfortunately, as service-oriented publications are snatched up, some of the most incisive new voices in journalism may be lost. Abe Peck, chairman of the magazine group at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, complains that while "there are plenty of magazines that tell you what to wear, where...
When singer Willie Nelson goes on the road, he often likes to tune in to a good western movie. Trouble is, he often searches the dial in vain. Nelson decided that if he wanted down-home TV, he should program it himself. Result: the Cowboy Channel. Scheduled to start in...