Word: patterning
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...issue got nasty. A national gay-rights group announced that anti-gay activity on campus added up to a pattern of harassment. At an event called Enrichment Day, a Baptist participant sparked the ASL equivalent of a shouting match when she argued, within weeks of Plunkett's death, that God would not allow a homosexual into heaven. Gay students feared walking on campus alone. The university quickly took a hard line on anti-gay speech. Jordan wrote an op-ed piece for the Washington Post asserting, "If deaf people ought to know about one thing, it is the importance...
Supporters say Bloomberg has the smarts to slide up the learning curve. Perhaps. But is he smart to pattern his candidacy on Giuliani? The race is inevitably a referendum on Rudy--everyone in it is running for and against parts of him--and Bloomberg argues that the city wants a caretaker of his legacy. But the mayor has also worn people out--and severely antagonized minorities, who say his cops unfairly target them. Bloomberg told TIME he would meet with black activist Al Sharpton, whom Rudy has shunned. And his embrace of Giuliani is still gawky and schizophrenic. "Nobody should...
...Coach's answer was fashion. To upgrade Coach, CEO Lew Frankfort went downtown. He hired a cherub-faced designer from Tommy Hilfiger, Reed Krakoff. (Anyone sensing a pattern here?) The two set about turning Coach into a "lifestyle brand," which is to say, instead of just bags, they decided to make everything. Krakoff persuaded the company to dislodge some stodge by making accessories out of something other than leather. One of the resulting bags, in jacquard with a C logo that was inspired by a lining the company once used (those archives again), was a big hit with the fashionistas...
...Mallinckrodt Professor of Applied Physics William Paul claims that Knowles’ implementing the faculty report’s recommendations, as Spence did not, fits a longstanding pattern...
...After the main course, dessert time would reward us with a predictable pattern of entertaining facial expressions. Ingestion was immediately followed by 1) the grimacing pucker, 2) the horrified, double take “stare” at the item, 3) a confused period of closer inspection and finally 4) total disgust as the plate was slid to the opposite end of the table. Some indignant recipients brought their findings to the cafeteria staff (the Adams House “pink” lady). Most amazing was how many people eagerly proceeded to polish off the rest of the dessert...