Word: priore
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...College’s administrative structure has been adjusting on a larger scale since 2003. Prior to that point, the College was led by two equal deans—a dean of the College and a Dean of Undergraduate education. That year, then-Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby consolidated the deanships into a single job, which Hammonds inherited...
...Palin would not acknowledge a need for education prior to ascending to the second highest office in the land. Her smirking, contemptuous dismissal of community service at the Republican Convention; a litany of falsehoods, including the claim to have said "no thanks" to the Ketchikan "bridge to nowhere" and a host of discrepancies in her assertions about the investigation into abuses of power during her tenure as governor; her campaign's unprecedented demand for "deference" from a free press before answering questions - all paint a portrait of a woman who believes she has it all figured out. Scott Kenyon, Vienna...
...Warfield’s lawsuit alleges that even prior to Fischer’s appointment in the fall of 2001, he had already earned a reputation for being abusive to and unable to work with women in a professional setting. In one incident, Fischer allegedly slapped a female nurse...
...enough to be mistaken for architectural models. I could live without learning how to infuse foam with grapefruit essence or make lavender gelatin look like caviar. I went to Italy because I was a foodie harboring a big, dark secret: I was afraid I couldn’t cook. Prior to my trip, I’d thrown my share of dinner parties with no reported instances of poisoning or death. But the only dish I’d perfected in all my years of carrying around Bon Appétit issues like badges of my food expertise...
...attacks in western Pakistan to gauge Islamabad's reaction. Previously, U.S. actions had been been limited to launching missile strikes or hot pursuits into Pakistani territory without the consent of the Pakistani government. The Sept. 3 attack was the first significant cross-border U.S. ground strike without prior Pakistani approval - a change approved by President Bush in July. That raid, which Pakistan's military says killed up to 20 people including civilians, triggered angry criticism across Pakistan. As the protector of his country's sovereignty and nervous about rising anti-American sentiment, Pakistan's army chief issued an unprecedented warning...