Word: representive
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But these were mere tiptoed steps toward reform. They also represent a way for the administration to put off action in favor of yet more years of study and vague goals. The Law School protest was met with a vow to "continue to give high priority to minority hiring" and...
After 17 years of organizing, HUCTW last May narrowly won the right to represent the University's 3400 staff members. But Harvard challenged the validity of the election, charging the union with illegal electioneering, and asked the NLRB to overturn the vote and hold a second election.
The tragedy grew out of an ancient blood feud between Burundi's two main ethnic groups: the lanky Tusi, who are also known as the Tall Ones, and the stockier Hutu, the Short Ones. Although the Tusi represent only 15% of the country's population of 5 million, they have...
Controlled-release systems first appeared in the 1950s with the introduction of Dexedrine's "tiny time capsules." Variations have included slowly dissolving wax-coated pills and small adhesive skin patches capable of delivering doses of medication. The new drug-delivery systems, based on advances in molecular biology, represent a dramatic...
The job Bush asked for and got was to go to the U.N., where he was to represent Taiwan's hapless effort to remain a member while Kissinger and Nixon were making that impossible by their secret dealings with the People's Republic of China. Bush was not informed of...