Word: rethinking
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...building's elegant outline has reassured locals that architecture can be both attractive and high-rise, even in a city that, as late as the 1960s, prohibited the construction of buildings taller than St. Paul's Cathedral. In fact, the 40-story tower has already sparked a rethink of London's urban landscape, with three more statement skyscrapers planned in its wake. It has also become the capital's most fashionable-and exclusive-events venue. The top two floors house a glass-domed private restaurant that can be hired for functions. Guided tours can be arranged...
...task is not to rethink what has been done before,” task force member Elizabeth J. Quinn ’04 said in December...
...once-in-a-generation curricular review held the promise of a complete and visionary overhaul of undergraduate education at the University. 59 years ago, the same process introduced the very notion of a core curriculum to American academia. And the last time University dons gathered to rethink Harvard’s pedagogical orientation—in the 1970s—the College adopted its commitment to teaching “approaches to knowledge” in the Core and beyond. But the recently released Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR) report, which contains initial recommendations, is nothing spectacular. Instead...
...also need to rethink our chummy support for Pakistan’s military regime. Referring to the beneficiary (and initiator) of a military coup as “a courageous leader and a friend of the United States,” as Bush has described President Musharaff, and inviting him to take part in joint press conferences with the Secretary of Defense, sends the wrong message about America’s commitment to democracy. In fact, as The American Prospect recently pointed out, our government’s financial support for brutal authoritarian regimes throughout Central Asia has increased substantially...
...don’t think these are extreme,” Lehmann said about Harvard’s violations, “but at the same time, they’re concerning enough that we need to rethink how we’re approaching these issues...