Word: rewarding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only by an unusually mild winter and early spring, but also by the conversion of recalcitrant farmers. They seem to be at last responding to the initiatives outlined in Brezhnev's controversial "Food Program," under which farmers throughout the Soviet Union have begun to form "contract brigades" that reward members with cash or produce whenever crops exceed a predetermined goal. Says a U.S. expert: "By the inefficient standards of Soviet agriculture, the contract system appears to be a step forward...
Hoopes wished to reward "the whole process through which students produce excellent scholarly work." Assistant Dean of the College Marlyn M Lewis 70, the committee coordinator, said yesterday...
Better Training and Pay for Teachers. There should be incentives to attract outstanding students to the teaching profession and a system to recognize and financially reward superior teachers. Teachers should also have eleven-month contracts to ensure time to improve curriculums...
Wilhelm echoed the evening's largely threatening rhetoric in his speech. "Harvard is not going to decide to reward you because they've come to their senses. You're going to have to fight for it," he said...
...colleges, Smith and Mount Holyoke, recently broke ranks by announcing that they would award 30 prizes of $300 and $400, respectively, to then" choice applicants. Says Mount Holyoke President Elizabeth Kennan: "Our No. 1 priority will be to fund all needy students. These prizes are intended to reward excellence...