Word: predecessors
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...resign as director of the Center of Middle Eastern Studies after secret CIA funding for his research and a conference was made public. Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence eventually published a report which shifted much of the blame onto some supposedly sloppy administration by Spence's predecessor, Henry Rosovsky. The report was widely perceived both inside and outside of the faculty as a whitewash, and a superficial one at that...
Carrington's style of leadership differs markedly from his controversial and outspoken predecessor at NATO, Joseph Luns of the Netherlands. The alliance is "much less divisive now," according to Lecturer in Public Policy Richard N. Haass. "Many of the big, kind of doctrinal debates, about first use [of nuclear weapons] and pure defense [as opposed to 'forward' defense] have considerably toned down," agrees Stanley H. Hoffman, Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France...
...popular support for her conciliatory efforts toward the Communist rebels. As she rode through Davao, thousands waved the yellow ribbons that have come to symbolize her People Power campaign. It was an impressive reception. Even so, some could not help being reminded of similar events staged by her predecessor...
...weeks since she toppled Ferdinand Marcos, Philippine President Corazon Aquino has disbanded the discredited Marcos- controlled National Assembly and replaced the deposed dictator's self- serving 1973 constitution with a provisional "Freedom Constitution" of her own. She has converted the presidential Malacanang Palace into a public museum of her predecessor's egregious extravagance, and last week, in her first press conference with foreign reporters, the new leader displayed a characteristic blend of sincerity and firmness rarely seen during the Marcos era. "If nothing else," she said, "I think I should be given credit for having helped remove Mr. Marcos from...
...lines, and decides to discuss it later with Patrick. We also speculate on what kind of audience we can expect. Although The Tempest is a well-known and popular play, it will have a hard time matching the audience generated by the abundant publicity and pop appeal of its predecessor on the Mainstage, Wuthering Heights...