Word: seriousness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...inadequate information, the kind of predicament that he says often confronts public officials. To him, the decision-making process should focus on probabilities rather than the absolute nature of any choice. "It's not that results don't matter," he says. "But judging solely on results is a serious deterrent to taking the risks that may be necessary to making the right decision." And the smooth-talking Rubin was one of the few men who could pick up a phone, as he did in late 1997, and persuade his brethren at banks and trading firms up and down Wall Street...
...administrators, starting from the president's office down, should take a lesson from the customer service successes that already exist on campus. Harvard Dining Services, libraries and computer services all draw consistent praise for the way that they treat their customers. Why? Because they solicit and give serious weight to student feedback, while at the same time empowering employees with the authority to make substantial changes...
...Radcliffe Tennis Club is permanently established as a serious and significant competitive tennis organization at Harvard. The Harvard Athletic Administration also recognizes the team now. In addition to this, the women's varsity tennis team supports the team as well...
Isaksen said church action could range from admonition to censure to, in very serious cases, dismissal from the roster of pastors...
...Radcliffe Tennis Club is permanently established as a serious and significant competitive tennis organization at Harvard. The Harvard Athletic Administration also recognizes the team now. In addition to this, the women's varsity tennis team supports the team as well...