Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard would also probably prefer some type of legislation rather than enactment of Section 361. But the University has shown it will not accept legislation without strong federal override provisions. Michael F. Brewer, director of the government section of the Office of Government and Community Affairs, explained Harvard believes uniform national standards are necessary to protect researchers from excessive red tape caused by overlapping state and federal regulations. Such regulations would allow them to conduct research in any university they want, so they would not have to choose their university based on local regulations. Brewer also said the overlapping enforcement...
Although jobs in academic institutions are generally less lucrative than industrial or corporate employment, Gibson decided she'd prefer to work on a campus. When she arrived in Boston, she applied for jobs at seven schools in the area, and soon found work at Widener Library. After about 18 months there, she felt she had learned all she could from that jobs and began looking around for something else, preferably a post than would give her a little more contact with College life...
...department have been invited to join the board of directors, says Wyatt. The corporation was Wyatt's idea completely, and he expects that most of the six or seven senior officials in the present real estate department will have the option of joining the corporation. Some of them may prefer to look elsewhere for employment, because the nature of their jobs in the new system will be quite different. "They shouldn't consider the corporation a threat. I had no plans to make anyone feel threatened by the loss of their job," Wyatt says, adding that he doesn't expect...
...disability (e.g., using braces, crutches, a manual or motorized wheelchair) out on the street, it is very likely that he can fully take care of himself. When help is required to get up some stairs, open a door or reach an item in the dining hall, many of us prefer to ask for it rather than to be asked...
...wrong." This can be particularly offensive when asked out of the context of a conversation or when first being introduced to someone. I am not first and foremost disabled. Most people do not mind being asked about their disability when the subject comes up naturally. In those situations I prefer letting people who are curious know "what happened." They seem to feel more at ease when they understand why I am in a wheelchair...