Word: tact
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...this moment in Harvard’s history, that danger is a very real possibility. In his short tenure as president, Lawrence H. Summers presented an audacious vision for the future of the University. While he had the passion to execute his plans, he had neither the tact nor the time to succeed. We worry that the University will quickly return to the stagnation that marked the years before his tenure as president...
...seemed disturbing to me for a number of years), actors and singers should realize that political advocacy should not be their primary focus. Politics should be left to politicians, not to singers, and if an entertainer does feel the need to opine, it should be done with as much tact as possible...
From experience, this tact works. Last semester. I didn’t buy a single book or coursepack on my course reading lists. I saved a lot of money—and I got my highest grades at Harvard thus...
...urban county in Ohio that contains Toledo. Using school records, they assembled a finely calibrated random sample of 1,316 boys and girls drawn from the seventh, ninth and 11th grades. Finding their subjects was one thing; getting the kids to talk openly was another. A certain amount of tact would be essential. "It's sort of creepy to be talking to a woman interviewer about your sex life," admits Giordano, who is 58. Each interview was started by one of Giordano's staff, who after a few minutes would hand the interviewee a laptop computer preloaded with questions...
...popularity, then Trent Vanegas comes out on top. Without any media background whatsoever, Vanegas has created a celebrity gossip blog - Pink Is the New Blog - that has become a favorite among celebrities, their publicists and the average American, bringing the blog over 200,000 visitors a month. Writing with tact, Vanegas fills his posts with entertaining captions and star-studded images superimposed with tongue-in-cheek thought bubbles. Vanegas recently moved to Los Angeles, where he will continue to post to Pink Is the New Blog while pursuing other interests...