Word: realm
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...yesterday. Kennedy will become a Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, an award Boston’s British Vice Consul for Political, Press, and Public Affairs Joseph P. W. Pickerill said is “primarily designed for people who have contributed significantly in the realm of public service.” According to Pickerill, Kennedy was selected for the honor on the basis of his efforts to build peace in Northern Ireland, provide better healthcare for Americans, and enhance education opportunities for children. “For me this honor is moving and personal?...
...clear two weeks ago or even last week, the destruction of the economic and business sectors of the world is no longer inchoate. The speed of the destruction has left the realm of what people fear and has entered the domain of what they know. As Kali ventures into the economic world, so many lives will be ruined that the number will be uncountable. The most-discussed concern of the media was whether people would be late on their mortgage payments has quickly evolved into speculation about how many people will have homes...
...crazy Ezra Pound has come over from America and is running around town, saying, “we’re going to tear up the old forms”.12.FM: The issue of power between critic and writer is an interesting one; who runs thing in the realm of things domestic? If your (Lucien) mom and dad were yelling contradictory orders, whom would you follow?JW: Who is in charge at home, Lucien?Lucien: [silence]JW: So both of us are in charge, mommy and daddy?CM: It depends which domestic issue we’re discussing. James...
...Review under Kagan’s leadership. “She struck me as wise beyond her years.”D.C.-BOUNDNominated to the post of solicitor general, Kagan may soon have the opportunity to exercise her diplomatic skills in the political arena, returning to a realm she left in 1999 after working for several years as an adviser in the Clinton White House.Though critics point to her lack of experience arguing before the Supreme Court—a key duty of the solicitor general—her supporters say that the skills and qualities that served Kagan well...
...York University School of Law, has issued a list of proposed reforms that would include greater transparency for the OIRA review processes and reviews to determine the cost of deregulation or inaction. At the very least, it looks like Obama's regulatory czar will preside over an expanded realm...