Word: wielding
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...that they recognize that the author’s choice of language mischaracterized the tone and meaning of her conversation.” Bianco’s article, “The Dangerous Wealth of the Ivy League,” investigated the advantages that universities with large endowments wield in conducting scientific research. In the piece, he argues that Ivy League science investment may harm public universities by poaching star professors and research money. —Staff writer Clifford M. Marks can be reached at cmarks@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Nathan C. Strauss can be reached...
...Most Arab governments blame Syria for the political impasse in Lebanon, using its Lebanese allies to block the election of a new head of state, and the Cairo meeting is expected to call on Damascus to wield its influence to end the crisis...
...Bianco’s article, “The Dangerous Wealth of the Ivy League,” investigates the advantages that universities with large endowments wield in conducting scientific research. He argues that Ivy investments may harm public universities by poaching star professors and their research money...
...that the author eloquently integrates in his narrative. In doing so, they successfully maintain the author’s voice—keeping the film a philosophical thriller instead of just a thriller—and leave viewers with possibly the year’s best film. Few directors wield the imagination or the courage to invest in the power of silence the way the Coens have in “No Country.” One of its most noticeable features is what lacks: a soundtrack. Virtually free of artificial sound, viewers experience the barren vistas of south Texas...
...profits from a host of preexisting stereotypes. Vampires wield long, razor-sharp fangs and even longer, yellowing nails. They attack humans at the throat and suck their blood until they die, and as a result they are always sporting beards of dried blood on their mouths and chins. They howl at the moon in unison and speak an absurd imaginary language comprised primarily of guttural shrieks and raspy hiccups. And, naturally, they can’t stand the sunlight...