Word: tensioning
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...Arts and Sciences. The Case Western faculty criticized Hundert, who faced a $40 million budget deficit and lagging fundraising returns, for instituting budget cuts and sweeping academic reforms without their consultation and for having an allegedly secretive management style. Hundert said in his resignation letter that the continuing tension made it impossible for him to carry out planned university advancements. Even in the wake of the no-confidence vote, students said they were surprised by Hundert’s decision and expressed admiration for what they saw as his committment to initiating bold changes. “The students thought...
...that tension means that a national census in Nigeria, like the one that is happening this week, is much more than just a routine tallying of the population. Instead, it is the equivalent of a high-stakes, national competition to see which ethnic group is bigger and which should get a larger share of oil revenues and political representation. Holding a census has been so controversial that successive governments have put it off for the past 15 years. Guesses at the population of Nigeria range from 120 million to 150 million, probably about equally split between the Muslim north...
...When my boss is here, there's a tension that permeates everything. Your breath catches in your chest and just sticks there for the entire day-no heartburn or reflux medicine can remove the feeling! The man never recognizes anyone for a job well done, yet he never yells at anyone for screwing up. He rarely ever cracks a smile or laughs, but he doesn't yell. It's almost like he's a robot, an automaton that lives to sit in his office and go over minute details of things people will never see or read...
...Bush?and Hu?manage to mollify those in Congress spoiling for a fight, then the risk of a trade war breaking out will ease. And eventually, free-market mechanisms?not ham-handed political intervention?may resolve the current bilateral trade tension. Jun Ma, chief China economist at Deutsche Bank, believes China is now in the midst of a historic economic shift. Investment spending is decelerating and consumption is picking up, although the shift is likely to take years to unfold. That, in turn, could bring China's trade surpluses down, as new opportunities open up for foreign companies that make...
...students—came to the podium to share memories of Stone, relating how he had touched their lives and changed their perspectives. At the beginning of his eulogy, the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Plummer professor of Christian morals and minister in Memorial Church, made light of the occasional tension between those in the fields of religion and psychology. He recalled asking Stone, “What do they do over there [in William James Hall]?” Stone replied, “You don’t want to know.” Following laughs from the audience...