Word: steps
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...Bassett has been looked upon to step up offensively this year,” said Harvard tri-captain Jenny Brine, “and this has made her an even more exciting player to watch...
...proposal students are freed from these rigid requirements. Instead, non-honors concentrators would be expected to take one course from each of the four “common-ground modules” outlined in the proposal and seven electives.This type of revamped program of study is a crucial step toward keeping the humanities relevant and alluring to undergraduates. As higher education becomes more and more specialized and the job market becomes increasingly competitive, the temptation to concentrate in a subject with “real-world” applicability is strong. Yet English—and the other humanities?...
...sense, the researchers are taking “one step backwards...
...blow” to their cause, as the president-elect has said publicly that he is not in favor of same-sex marriage. However, McCarthy said he believes that Obama “personally supports” the legalization of gay marriage and that his election was a step forward. Although McCarthy said he finds it “troubling” that a very slim majority wields so much influence on a minority’s rights, he said he is “really optimistic” about the prospect of major social change, especially with regard...
Meanwhile, Rangel, 78 - one of the most recognizable and beloved figures on Capitol Hill - has gone to war with his hometown paper, particularly after its editorial page urged him to step aside as chairman while the ethical questions are being investigated. "His temporary yielding of the gavel is an urgent necessity for a Democratic Congress elected two years ago on promises of an ethical housecleaning," the New York Times editorialized in September. Earlier this week, after the paper published even more serious allegations, Rangel wrote a scathing letter to the editor denying that he had done anything improper with regard...