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...course to the number of words taught in a semester of foreign language. At the very least, students shouldn’t instinctively recoil when we encounter any remotely scientific-sounding phrase—even if polite culture insists that we profess ignorance about science. But the challenge is two-fold: if those of us in science can’t make our research make sense to a poetry wonk, then our efforts are in vain. If we want our friends to understand our passion, we must make it more understandable than the latest issue of the European Journal...
...benefits of using biodiesel are two-fold, Harris said. It reduces pollutants that are potentially harmful to human health and it reduces greenhouse gases, which are thought to be linked to global warming...
GREAT FALLS, Mont.—The ostensible reason for affirmative action at Harvard has always been two-fold: 1) to put on a more even playing field individuals in disadvantaged conditions who have lots of potential and 2) to enrich the Harvard community by bringing together different cultures, which are best embodied in categories of race. The first element of affirmative action has been hashed out by ideologues for decades, and has remained essentially the same for the last 30 years or so. But the second element, which asks which people should be incorporated and to what benefit...
...main purpose [of this fair] was two-fold. The first was to make undergraduates—especially minority undergraduates—aware of the diverse career opportunities,” BMF Vice President Jason W. Young ’04 said. “The second purpose was to make employers in these other fields aware of the diverse pool of talent here at Harvard...
...problem on college campuses is two-fold: First, students invoke “free speech” to perpetuate indecency without censure. Second, students invoke “free speech” selectively...