Word: undercutting
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...Institute Professor of Linguistics Noam Chomsky recently gave the greatest Hanukkah gift of all to opponents of the divestment campaign against Israel. By signing the Harvard-MIT divestment petition several months ago—and then denouncing divestment on Nov. 25 at Harvard—Chomsky has completely undercut the petition...
...administration ever respond? We are stuck in a vicious cycle where, because we have lost faith in the ability of our elected representatives to generate a sensible unified voice, we are left with myriad splinter groups that are arguing so forcefully for their own particular views that they undercut the shared student agenda...
...implemented, this proposal would drastically undercut the benefits of copying friends’ answers on assignments. More importantly, people who do not or cannot find others to work with on problem sets would no longer be at such a tremendous and unfair disadvantage come grading time. If necessary, weekly quizzes could be used to replace the feedback lost by lowering problem sets’ importance...
...added that he was not worried that the changes would undercut FAS’ abilities to fundraise. “We have a president who is very focused on the College [and] an alumni body second to none in devotion,” Kirby said. “[The change] simply expands the number of options open to those who wish to give gifts...
...launch a mobile phone service nationwide aimed at customers who need to make calls only in a limited area, such as one city. Based on regulations that allow fixed-line providers to use wireless technology to extend their networks without laying cable, Reliance is expected to be able to undercut the fees charged by incumbents. "We are very proud that wherever Reliance enters, we have dropped prices," says company chairman Mukesh Ambani...