Word: perfective
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
That means that the way we've been carrying out conservation - picking the right land spaces and playing goalie - won't work anymore, as climate change keeps moving the target. There are no perfect answers, but what we know is that conservationists will have to work even harder, trying to minimize non climate-related threats to land and species even as the human population grows by billions. All are agreed that the conservation movement of the future will need to be as inter-connected as the Earth's climate itself, because in a crowded, warmer world there will...
...Philip M. Boffey ’58, now an editorial writer for The New York Times, wrote a critique of the lecture system at Harvard, which he called “by no means perfect,” for the front page of the supplement...
...asked him if he would come back, of course he would say yes,” said Amory Houghton III ’74, the nephew of the senior fellow. “The board trusted him, the employees trusted him, and the customers trusted him. It was a perfect match, and he brought the credibility...
...reduces the amount of carbon that industry is allowed to emit on an annual basis. The bill has garnered solid support across the political spectrum - corporations like General Electric and environmental groups like Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have both come out in favor of the act. "No bill is perfect, but we think this is a very strong framework," says Nathaniel Keohane, director of economic policy and analysis for EDF, which has launched a series of TV ads in favor of the bill. It's by far the most serious attempt by the federal government to reduce America's greenhouse...
...think the main benefits are it reduces exam pressure inside so that students can focus less on grades and more on the subject.” Students were notified of the decision in an e-mail by Kramer on Thursday. “No grading system is perfect, but the consensus is that the reform will have significant pedagogical benefits, including that it encourages greater flexibility and innovation in the classroom and in designing metrics for evaluating student work,” Kramer said in the e-mail. The faculty has not determined when the transition will be made...