Word: revamps
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...fact, the government effort to revamp Singapore goes beyond property development. After the 1997 Asian financial crisis, bureaucrats realized the city could no longer rely upon manufacturing to fuel its economy, and began setting policies designed to create higher-paying, white-collar jobs in specific sectors: biotechnology, education, and private banking and finance. Singapore aspires to be a regional or even global center in those areas by offering incentives to corporations such as tax breaks, reasonably priced premium office space and Singapore's corruption-free business climate...
...going to be a 10-, 30- or 50-year renovation,” Associate Dean for Residential Life Suzy M Nelson said after a meeting of the Committee on House Life yesterday. The Committee includes Harvard administrators, House masters, and students. The 50-year renovations, which would revamp house interiors to make better use of the existing space over the next 50 years is the only option that would necessitate a new dorm. Associate Dean of Harvard College Judith H. Kidd called for those involved in the Allston campus planning process to consider incorporating this type of space into their...
...unrealistic and unnecessary. Possible initial policies as simple as requiring follow-up examinations after injury and sending players off the field long enough for thorough treatment and recovery, in accordance with research findings and physician recommendations, make a difference. The league should seize this opportunity to reconsider and revamp its approaches to athlete safety...
...launched the revised test with the various improvements that the graduate community helped us design, but the issue of access and having enough seats and centers for all students kept us from launching the new test,” ETS spokesman Tom Ewing said. ETS undertook the effort to revamp the GRE in the wake of security concerns. Some test questions began showing up on Web sites in Asia about five years ago. Ben Baron, vice president of graduate programs at Kaplan Test Prep, said that the ETS decision was largely beneficial for students—who now don?...
...another and police and soldiers for months, leaving at least 45 dead and hundreds injured. On Jan. 11, President Iajuddin Ahmed, presumably with the backing of the army, called a state of emergency, imposed night curfews across the country and postponed the elections indefinitely. An interim government promises to revamp the compromised election commission, fix dodgy electoral rolls and root out corruption. Just don't expect an election anytime soon...