Word: thrust
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...August 1994, FAS issued a report regarding public service at the College co-authored by Nancy Maull, administrative dean, and Professor Lewis, prior to his appointment as the dean of the College. The main thrust of the report was that there was "confusion" between the "divide" in public service staff between the Phillips Brooks House (PBH) and the Office of Public Service Programs (OPS). It recommended that the two Director positions at both offices be eliminated and that a new "Assistant Dean of Public Service and Director of Phillips Brooks House" position be created, while making a commitment to maintain...
POWELL MUST HAVE BEEN LAUGHING UP his sleeve when the media's and his well- wishers' coaxing, flattery and cajoling lured him into the momentary pleasure of grabbing the greatness "thrust" upon him. And with a militaristic strategy he used that occasion to promote the sale of his book in a nationwide tour. Otherwise, it was clear that a straight soldier and unruffled thinker of Powell's high caliber could not have kept everyone guessing up until the last moment. He must have assessed the very remote possibility of his success despite what his political soothsayers might have suggested...
...opting for a safer, solid-fuel rocket had its drawbacks too; a rocket of this type small enough to fit into the shuttle's cargo bay would not yield enough power to thrust Galileo into a direct flight to Jupiter. "It took the project a while to invent a new way for Galileo to get to Jupiter," says J.P.L. director Edward Stone, "but there was a sense of 'It can be done...
Galbraith observed that the thrust of historical circumstance is often more important than the actions of any one person...
Rouse picks out an unsuspecting pupil for an impromptu job interview, demanding, "Ernie, tell me about yourself." Thrust into the spotlight, Ernie Washington describes his four decades in retail and delivers a winning paean to experience, "Being that I'm an older person," he says, "I know the company comes first...