Word: strengthen
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...that while the organizations cater to different subgroups, they share the same ultimate concerns. For the more assertive feminists among us, there’s RUS which is “focused on women’s issues on campus” and “seek(s) to strengthen women’s community and to improve women’s experience.” With an almost identical vision, the more membership-exclusive Seneca lists among its goals “providing community opportunities for the campus” and “promoting awareness of issues that...
...Part of what I’m taking a trip like this to do is to learn more about what many people see as a more positive example,” Summers said. “I think we need to strengthen study abroad. There are many ways of doing it—just what the right way is something we’ll all have to think about over time...
...become almost unthinkable for the PA leadership now, and the killing of Sheikh Yassin may have scuppered attempts by the PA to negotiate a modus vivendi after the Israelis withdraw. Many analysts on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide have concluded that Monday's killing will likely strengthen Hamas at the expense...
...website’s creator, Mark Zuckerberg ’06, has a different conception of community. Zuckerberg does not view the site as a place where community is formed. He views it as a tool to strengthen a network that already exists in real-life. “I’m more interested in seeing how [the site] affects community. It’s a subpart of culture,” Zuckerberg explains...
...belief that bilingualism will somehow split up American society is easily disprovable. Any competent businessperson in this global age, for instance, can speak to the value of multilingualism as a skill that allows flexibility in communication. As more and more people speak both Spanish and English, increased communication will strengthen the bonds of American society, not weaken them...