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...combat this imbalance, the divestment movements in particular must rely upon sheer numbers and a well-developed strategy. Organizational ability is not a sign of a lack of passion, as critics contend; it is an indication of focused and patient dedication...
...avalanche of delegates picked on a single day last week, there emerged a curious sort of order. The so-called dwarfs who had swarmed onto debate stages over the past year started to grow, enlarged by the sheer act of winning. Men who seemed implausible as potential Presidents suddenly began to - come into sharper focus as plausible leaders of the nation. Not perfect, to be sure, not yet exciting in most cases, but no longer presumptuous in their ambition. Super Tuesday rearranged the presidential race with unexpected logic and sense...
...secret to most Blacks that fraternities and sororities play an enormous role in socialization on predominantly-Black campuses. However Lee gave an inaccurate view of Greek life. He portrayed the head of the Gamma Fraternity, Julian Eaves, as a sadistic, egotistical creep. The sheer pain that Eaves put his pledges through may happen on an isolated basis, but this behavior would not be condoned by any national chapter of a Greek organization...
Cynics might sneer and say that Simon himself is a media creation--that his sheer abhorrence of political pandering and gregarious glad-handing belies an image-conscious campaign in its own right. And doesn't that fact say a lot about the state of American politics today...
Barbara K. Lewalski, Kenan Professor ofEnglish, agrees: "Sheer numbers [of women inacademia] are going to make a difference in somefields, and are already doing...