Word: scoped
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Nine Washington alumni voiced the first real complaints about the selection process for the governing boards last week, writing a letter to the nominating committee of the Associated Harvard Alumni about the narrow scope of the Overseer nominees...
...scholarly institutions, we seek more than a reaffirmation of fundamental moral and societal values; we search for innovation in coming to grips with the dramatic transformations of post-industrial social relationships. And I, for one, am skeptical that the class of candidates being nominated have it within their scope of vision, intellectual or emotional, to lead our children through the formidable crises that will continue to divide our society...
...reunifying China after more than a decade of debilitating fragmentation, Chiang performed a critical service for the nation, one that paved the way for greater centralization under the Communists. But in the final analysis, given the scope of his problems, it is not surprising that he was unable to construct a durable political system. "In great things," Erasmus once wrote, "it is enough to have tried." Chiang's try was on a grand scale. His failure in the end diminishes but should not obscure his historical importance...
...individual nations, finding a way out of the present mess is particularly difficult precisely because of the recession's global scope. In the past, many European nations and Japan could stimulate their flagging economies by boosting exports. But because all the major economies are in decline at the same time, there is a marked dearth of buyers. Thus the rest of the industrial world can only fervently wish success for the moderately stimulative policies of Germany, Japan-and especially the U.S., by far the richest market...
...should meet with members of the coalition to discuss the students carefully, researched proposals, and work to open a dialogue on all plans for the DuBois Institute, rather than ignore and insult the undergraduates. In the attempt to avoid debate and controversy, the advisory board has unnecessarily limited the scope and validity of its project...