Word: widely
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...change in Radcliffe's status as an educational institution is not the absence of Linda Wilson's signature on women's diplomas, nor even new landlord-tenant relations. Rather, undergraduates will most feel the effect of the demotion of Radcliffe from the undergraduate educational sphere in a campus-wide nomenclature thrown into disarray...
...typical scene from the life of a struggling writer in New York City--except that McDonagh is hardly struggling anymore. Just turned 28, he has already caused a sensation in London, where four of his plays have been staged to wide acclaim in the past two years. One of them, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, opened off-Broadway in February (in the original production staged by London's Royal Court and Ireland's Druid Theatre) and drew such ecstatic reviews that its six-week run was sold out within 24 hours; the show will transfer to Broadway later this month...
...that Zhu Rongji is the emerging "strong Premier" for China. There is no doubt that he has demonstrated a flair for the job. But his political ambitions require more than being a strong Premier. His efforts to downsize the government will definitely be met with firm resistance from a wide range of bureaucrats. The nation today is not like the China of old, when the one-man shows of Mao and Deng could be played on the political stage. To succeed nowadays, top leaders need to demonstrate unity and abandon political juggling. JEAN K. LAM Hong Kong...
...York City. With the slogan "This woman's place is in the House--the House of Representatives," she won a seat in Congress in 1970 and bowled over Washington with her in-your-face manner and her raspy voice for reform. Abzug's signature hats were as wide and as colorful as her crotchety chutzpah...
Though this prophecy of nearly 70 years ago credited one woman with the power that actually came from a wide and deep movement of women, no one person deserves it more. Now that reproductive freedom is becoming accepted and conservative groups are fighting to maintain control over women's bodies as the means of reproduction, Sanger's revolution may be even more controversial than during her 50-year career of national and international battles. Her experience can teach us many lessons...