Word: stepped
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...member of the committee on Women's Studies, said yesterday that it is unfortunate that the CUE did not endorse the whole proposal because "it is clear to us in the committee that there is a need for action," but that even a partial recommendation is "a positive step...
...Roazen notes that he makes a habit of referring to his parents by nationality only, and not by religion.) Berman also chastened Erikson, in an unbelievably patronizing tone, for not coming to grips with his own illegitimacy. He demands to know why Erikson gave up his step-father's name--Homburger--when he came to America, and chose the name of "Erikson," "son of Erik," instead. Was it, Berman muses, an attempt on Erikson's part to conceal his own roots...
...concentration requirement is new to the School and represents a step few other medical schools have taken. The general terms of the requirement, adopted in 1974, arose from the same faculty discussion that had led the school to drop the fairly structured curriculum, adopted in 1968, only five years later. That curriculum, organized around human body systems, had apparently resulted in a decline in students' scores on the National Board exams, a set of tests oriented toward basic science on which Harvard students have traditionally shone. The Med School faculty was not happy about that drop and voted to return...
AFTER SELTZER and Gustafson, encomiums are harder to parcel out. Linda Greenbaum, as the Lady Ella, has an unusually winning voice, and Stephen Montgomery as the extremely eligible Duke of Dunstable sings in a rich, clear tenor. As Major Murgatroyd, David Brown stumbles out of step, mugs and affects a Cockney accent with comic virtuosity. On the other hand, Jeanette Worthen's characterization of the irksome Lady Jane, who clings to Reginald when the rest of his admirers have deserted him for Archibald, is blunted by an annoying hamminess...
...tell you the truth, though, I really can't understand why you're taking so long to fill this position. Mr. Watson, it seems, announced his decision to step down well-nigh six months ago, presumably to give his successor plenty of time to get acclimated...