Word: william
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...William H. Gates, Class of 1977, and Steven Ballmer '77 donated the money for the building, which is being named for their mothers...
...originally encountered opposition to her place on the SJC bench when she was nominated as an associate in 1996. Some said then-Governor William F. Weld '66 should have nominated a African-American judge for the seat, since the Massachusetts bench had until that time been occupied entirely by white males, with only one exception. But many pointed to her stance on racial matters; prior to immigrating to the U.S., she was active in anti-apartheid matters in her native South Africa. And so despite her detractors, Marshall became the second woman ever to sit on the SJC bench...
...Harvard's $200 million science initiatives lack the appeal of other campaign projects and have proved difficult to get on track, largely because "people tend to give to people," as William H. Boardman Jr., associate vice president for development, puts...
...almost untapped market to U.S. cigarette manufacturers stung by a drop-off in smoking in America and Europe. "Some in Asia charge that because U.S. companies are being frozen out of American markets, they're turning to the Third World to keep the business going," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. But China's smoking problem may have a lot less to do with the allure of Western cigarette advertising than with prevailing social conditions. "If you're an ordinary worker in a Chinese industrial city, there are so many other more immediate threats to your health and well-being that...
...treaty may be based more on the uncertainty of a post-Cold War world than on strategic considerations. "The U.S. really doesn't need to test nuclear weapons any longer because we have more than enough bombs to destroy all life on the planet," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "Maintaining the readiness of that strategic arsenal is already being done via computer testing; the U.S. hasn't conducted an underground test in seven years." The treaty, which would only come into effect once all nuclear-capable states have ratified it, is, however, considered an important brake on the ability...