Word: smalleness
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...there's no way to brace for the morass of misanthropy in her new novel So Much for That (Harper; 433 pages), which attacks the American health care system more savagely than any Democrat in Congress has but at no small cost to the reader. The first half overflows with the rantings of a half-dozen furious characters. It's brave, bold and so abrasive that you almost want to give up. You feel as if you're trapped in Michael Moore's head, being lectured on all his pet subjects. I was reading, but still, I almost went deaf...
...scathing Boston Globe op-ed, former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 and engineering Professor Frederick H. Abernathy labeled the Corporation “a dangerous anachronism” and argued that it is “too small, too closed, and too secretive to be intensely self-critical, as any responsible board must...
However, this legal technicality is a small concern that Cuccinelli has pointed out in order to nullify more important protective measures. Article one, section one of the constitution of Virginia concerns the “equality and rights of man.” It states, “That all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights.” This statute clearly allows for myriad protections against discrimination, and Virginia’s institutions of higher education have simply been upholding a similar standard of rights. It should be the focus...
...also has a greater role to play in mediating this conflict. Imagine if a small group of its more powerful states got together and proposed fast-tracked EU and NATO membership for Israel, provided it negotiates a two-state solution and comes into compliance with international law. The promise of such memberships and the economic opportunities and security guarantees that come with them just might put enough positive pressure on Israel to do the right thing. Should the Israelis fail to take action, the EU would then need to consider punitive trade sanctions similar to those imposed on South Africa...
...been exacerbated by desertification. Agricultural expansion, overgrazing and population growth starting in the 1950s strained already dry regions in western China. By 2004, 27% of the country's landmass suffered from some degree of desertification, according to the Chinese Meteorological Administration. China has invested heavily in planting trees and small shrubs over former croplands to prevent the spread of arid land eastward. The government has reported the rate of desertification has slowed after 2000, but says climate change and other environmental pressures means more than 186,000 square miles (300,000 sq km) of land are still at risk. (Watch...