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...that roughly 40-minute speech, Summers managed to utter some variation of the phrase “it seems to me” a whopping 18 times. At the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in January, when Summers ruminated on the intrinsic aptitude of women, he said “it seems to me” eight times, more often than he said the word “science,” which garnered only seven mentions in a speech that was about science. Summers says “it seems to me” the way most people...
...think the proper phrase to use in this is ‘divisional searches,’” Kirby said...
...honest with you about my own experiences with commencement addresses...I’ve been through several of my own, sat through dozens of others, and I can’t recall a word or phrase from any of those informed, inspirational, or seemingly interminable speeches,” he said...
...during the imbroglio that a group of Summers supporters printed T-shirts parodying the popular Che Guevara “Viva La Revolution!”, with Summers’ scowling face above the phrase: “Viva El Presidente Summers...
...Cambridge social service providers say the definition of this phrase is too limited...