Word: standardization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...words prove equal to this primordial plunge. Wilbur's poetry offers, before anything else, the pleasures of craft. "All That Is" conjures an urban evening scene populated by people working on newspaper crossword puzzles and described in the lingo of standard solutions...
Starting in the fall, the 100 students will be responsible for assembling a profitable portfolio of stocks, bonds and other investments. Professors Stephen Buser and Anthony Sanders plan to steer them into cautious investments. The goal is to match the percentage gain of the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Says Sanders: "Like any fund managers, if we lose a lot of money, we'll be terminated." Flunked...
...Standard procedure for minor Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) building repairs calls for superintendents to independently arrange corrections with Facilities Maintenance orother contractors, said Christiano and FASPhysical Operations Director Michael N. Lichten.Lichten, who said he did not know of the Quincywork, said that FAS would be involved in anypermanent corrections to the staircase...
After it became clear that University personnelhad ignored safety problems with the CarpenterCenter railing, Associate Dean for PhysicalResources Philip J. Parsons called for increasedawareness "of the human side of safety" inaddition to standard procedures. Parsons, whoplanned to consult with all house superintendentsat a regularly-scheduled meeting after theaccident, said he would tell them to stressincreased alertness to prevent future oversights...
...white-ruled South Africa, progress toward racial equality is measured in tiny and often tentative steps. By that standard, State President P.W. Botha made a bold move last week when he outlined a plan for giving the black majority a modest voice in the government. Botha said he favored limited black participation in the Electoral College, which chooses the country's President every five years, and even hinted that blacks might eventually be appointed to his Cabinet...