Word: tactic
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...deference to the big-play potential of Harvard’s offense, the Northeastern secondary provided wideouts Brian Edwards, Corey Mazza and Ryan Tyler with a seven-yard cushion off the line of scrimmage from the Crimson’s first snap, though such a tactic is usually reserved for the waning moments of a blowout victory...
...October 2003, when Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 established the committee, he promised a somewhat novel approach to the issue. Instead of limiting the committee’s focus to restrictive disciplinary measures—as is the tactic at so many other universities—Gross directed the committee to examining the underlying social problems associated with alcohol abuse on campus. University Provost Steven E. Hyman echoed this sentiment, stressing the need for new approaches to both treatment and education—an area that for years has been relatively untouched by College...
...most troops aren't just looking for him specifically. Instead, they are patrolling the border against incursions by Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters. Rather than trek through the vast mountainous region hoping for a chance encounter, the U.S. command is now engaged in a slow but probably more effective tactic of trying to win over Pashtun villagers by digging wells and giving away tractors and generators. The hope is that someday a villager might trust the Americans enough to reveal some useful intelligence about bin Laden or other enemies...
...Hollywood is pinning its hopes on a new tactic: federal legislation that would essentially target file-sharing technology. If passed, the so-called Induce Act, backed by such powerful legislators as Senate majority leader Bill Frist and Senator Hillary Clinton, would close the legitimate-copying loophole and empower the MPAA to sue peer-to-peer file-sharing services like Grokster after all. Opponents of the bill include usual suspects like the Electronic Freedom Foundation--the A.C.L.U. of the digital world--but also a surprising number of big businesses...
...John Kerry, meanwhile, exhibits a different kind of tactic. Calling for greater candor by those who exercise the job of high command, and stressing the importance of seeking communal harmony among members of our international household, the Massachusetts Senator promises a leadership style that more resembles a kind of new-millennium Ward Cleaver: never abdicating his role as parent, yet ever careful to solicit input from his charges - in this case, the American people. (And, for better or worse, John Kerry is even as corny as the Beaver...