Word: vis
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...What a shock, then, to arrive in a country where the prevailing attitude vis-Ă -vis ethnic and cultural difference is precisely the opposite...
...sort of works at a pace that is not conducive to things that need rapid results. It has to consider all its member nations, and it has to go through a bureaucratic process. China is definitely impacting what is happening in Sudan given its relationship vis-ŕ-vis the oil. But I believe the U.N. is trying to make moves...
...that requires a Bachelor’s degree, have put pressure on Harvard’s international seniors. In order to enter the lottery for such a visa, seniors need documentation from University Hall asserting they hold or will soon hold their degrees.“The current calendar vis-à -vis the H1B visa situation puts international Harvard students at a disadvantage for continuing studies in America or accepting job offers they’ve worked hard to obtain,” says Woodbridge Vice President Allegra M. Richards ’09, who is also comping FM.FIGHTING...
...Americana. An overweight Samuel L. Jackson, a severely beaten Christina Ricci, and a looooong iron chain. There is absolutely no precedent for this trailer. It doesn’t fit any trailer paradigm you’ve ever seen. It doesn’t show any of its cards, vis a vis who’s going to be the villain and who’s going to be the hero. All morality is up in the air, and really, would you expect anything less from the backwoods of the country we foolishly call the United States of America? Teenage...
...still, I can’t escape this feeling that there’s something admirable about the whole affair. Chen has—excuse the pun—screwed herself over vis-à -vis jobs, relationships, and life. She can forget political office—no one’s going to be gunning to vet this petite nymphomaniac. And that job at Goldman seems unlikely too—how many investment banks want to hire the girl whose claim to fame is that she daily exposes her sex life online? And keeping up this sort of celebrity...