Word: reflecter
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...cursory glance at the Core curriculum reveals Harvard's priorities--priorities that reflect the modern academic environment. Harvard requires its students to take courses in foreign language and foreign cultures--both worthy requirements-but fails to require any study of the United States. It is entirely possible to acquire a Harvard degree without giving a moment's study to America. This sort of purposeful exclusion of American studies is duplicated at universities across the country...
Airline executives deny that they engage in anticompetitive practices, contend that individual horror stories don't reflect the industry's generally good service record and argue that the benefits of the hub system far outweigh its drawbacks. "It allows medium-size cities like Sacramento to have one-stop service to 200 cities," says American spokesman Chris Chiames. "If we didn't have the hub system," asserts Northwest spokesman Marta Laughlin, "we wouldn't have the number of passengers that are needed for the volume of service we offer. You pay a premium for convenience and accessibility...
...four losses in California might not accurately reflect how successful the weekend was for the Crimson...
Finneran's disturbing comments may reflect less the real concerns of a party leader and more the personal worries of someone whose power would be severely diminished should a Democrat become governor. Several years ago, in a contest against a liberal Democrat who had a plurality of Democratic votes, the Speaker gained his position by promising a small group of Republicans to be sympathetic to their needs if they would vote him into the speaker's chair...
These numbers reflect a nationwide gender gap in higher education, where black women make up the majority--63 percent--of black student enrollment at colleges and universities, according to The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education...