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...absolutely deplorable that students would be driven away from a popular and enlightening class—with a very talented teacher who actually reaches out to undergraduates—because they feared tougher grading. The primary purpose of grading is to provide feedback and encouragement for students to seek knowledge to the best of their abilities. The purpose of grading is not to please alumni, or to prove that Harvard is tougher than other schools. Grading is certainly not designed to discourage students from seeking knowledge they otherwise would—and yet that is exactly what Jasanoff?...
Doing flexible assembly well is a lot tougher and, initially, more expensive than it may sound. Of the $1.5 billion Nissan has invested in its new plant in Canton, Miss., just north of Jackson, about a third went into making the operation as flexible as possible. At full capacity, the Canton plant can produce 400,000 vehicles a year, including sedans, minivans, SUVs and pickups...
Marglin said that he expects his class to be tougher than...
Martire’s absence at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles also forced freshman Eva Wang, Bajin and Anderson into tougher spots in the lineup...
...policymakers, especially in the wake of Sept. 11 and the Bush Administration's success in Iraq. Convincing the generals and their boss, Musharraf, who planned one of the most successful incursions in the Kashmir conflict?the capture of several strategic peaks in the Kargil region in 1999?is a tougher...