Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...respect my physical therapist a lot," she says. "He really knows his stuff...
...mulatto mother and a white father, he was light-skinned enough to eat at whites-only restaurants. But Dahmer chose to live as a black man. He inherited land and in time farmed 400 acres; he also ran a sawmill and grocery store. His success brought respect from some whites, including prominent businessmen, and resentment from others...
...Some departments were certainly feeling themselves to be non-competitive with respect to other institutions," Knowles said. "Part of that is because of the apparent insecurity of our current arrangements...
...student leaders I spoke to consistently envision a relationship of, in Rawlins' words, "mutual respect, teamwork and communication." Dionne A. Fraser '99, the president of the Black Students Association, wrote about the need for more communication. Even Beth A. Stewart '99, current president of the council, wrote about an ideal relationship as one "such that students view the administration as their primary advocate, their biggest defender, and the administration views students as the most valuable source of input they have in evaluating their own performance." I heard echoed in their words my own image of what the relationship should...
Harvard's prestige does mean that many in Washington accord its faculty and administrators the respect of expert witnesses on higher education and other subjects. It often even opens doors for Harvard lobbyists--seen by many as among the best in the business...