Word: pared
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...ones that had once so unquestioningly bordered my days. The personal issues that now most press on my mind—how am I going to focus my studies? what do I most want to get out of college? what will graduation bring?—seek to pare down the vast range of Harvard and Harvard experiences to a manageable selection that I can grasp with my two hands, that can become as familiar to me as the lines of dialogue in Kevin Smith flicks...
...last year’s summer recruiting season, says “the best way to stand out [and get an interview] is to make sure your resume is well-polished…highlight important extracurricular activities.” Rather than padding your resume, you should try to pare it down to some key items that demonstrate the skills the company is looking for. And if you were considering the animated, fold-out, multicolor, scented, mechanically-singing resume, don?...
...Basically you want to pare down what you have to essentials?” Neill asks, rolling up her sleeves with an almost military determination. The girls agree that their goal is to maximize space. Neill starts by moving out the drawers and laundry hamper. She notes that Zhu and Encisco have already developed good strategies for dealing with storage—they hang their purses on the wall to save space (Neill notes that they can also do this with scarves and accessories). In fact, Zhu and Encisco “don’t have that much stuff...
Calling the current restrictions “out-of-date,” Chopra said that the committee will try to pare down the rules and make it easier for students to host safer, larger events...
...We’d like to take them all, but it would be impossible,” he said. “We got orders from the Defense Department to pare the Corps down...