Word: rigidities
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...classes will fall under each category,” he said. After being directed to the Gen Ed Web site, Lin said that he felt the aim of the program was much clearer, while the description in the Viewbook made Harvard’s academic curriculum seem far more rigid than...
...same sort of crisis that has driven it to the IMF several times in the past 30 years, but it wanted backup financing agreed just in case. Tellingly, the IMF extended the credit line through a new facility that doesn't impose the same sort of rigid conditions that gave the organization such a bad name in the past. That prompted Stephen Timms, financial secretary to Britain's Treasury, to crow: "We have gone beyond the era of stigma." India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he viewed Mexico as a precedent, and concurred with Timms. "We are very happy...
...unifying gloss that cricket gives to a nation like Pakistan is far too thin. Pakistan's doom is that religion continues to be the primary basis of identity for this artificially created state, to the detriment of everything else. While the state champions a rigid sense of identity, the land reforms and economic, social and legal reforms that are critical to nurturing democracy and development have been totally ignored by feudal lords masquerading as politicians and hell-bent on retaining power. East Pakistan split away to become Bangladesh; given half a chance, Baluchistan or some other restive regions would...
...appear in his film, “The Great Debaters.” Though Sterling did not have an agent or manager at the time of casting, he said his experience at Morehouse College and Harvard Law School prepared him to independently seek a career in the otherwise rigid film industry. “One thing I learned is that there is always a way. You look at people who have come before, and they have always found a way,” Sterling said in an interview. Two of those “who have come before...
...British Prime Minister's wife, finding peace amid the pain. After a makeup session with two female patients, she had tea. "It's an oasis," she said. "It's a quiet place that makes people feel whole." Hours later, she met with the Queen of England, appearing to breach rigid ancient protocol with the most human gesture, reciprocating Elizabeth II's light touch by gently draping her arm across the back of the Queen. (Read "The Queen and Mrs. Obama: A Breach in Protocol...