Word: stepping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...staunchest supporter of affirmative action--a man who has spent his years here working with the goal of increasing the number of women and minorities at all levels of the University. His successor will have a difficult time picking up; in the past year, Bok has taken a step away from active support of Leonard, refusing to take a stand against Dean Rosovsky in certain actions when Leonard called for it. But Leonard's outspoken attitude has enabled him to resist even passive attacks of this sort...
...union must continue to agitate for further reforms in the kitchens, including the attainment of affirmative action goals and the institution of permanent and meaningful worker-management dialogue on the important issues facing workers in the University. But the new contract represents a meaningful first step...
...drive stalled prematurely at the Terrier 12, and the field goal talents of Mike Lynch were called upon. One small step over the line of scrimmage for a B.U. lineman turned out to be a giant step for Harvard's offense, however, as the five-yard penalty gave the Crimson a first down. About one minute later, Kubacki bucked over right tackle...
Conservatives pleaded that the church wait for a broader agreement before taking the momentous step. "We are a house divided. The good people in the pews back home have not decided this issue," said Connecticut Laywoman Ann Robinson during the deputies' mannerly debate. But Canon R. Stewart Wood of Indianapolis said further delay would "let the guts of the church turn and turn and turn...
...unauthorized ordinations to the priesthood. The House of Bishops last week voted to recommend that dioceses require them to undergo a second conditional ordination service so there would be no question about their status. The women and their supporters promptly vowed that they would never take such a humiliating step, and the bishops backed down, favoring public services to complete the ordinations...