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...purpose of grades is thus to winnow out the best students, the next best, and so on. How different, though, are most of the students here from each other? With the exception of the occasional genius or the handful of students who blow off a class due to laziness or lack of aptitude in that area, most people here work hard and do work that deserves a B+ or better...

Author: By Jendi B. Reiter, | Title: A Gentleman's 'B+' | 3/15/1993 | See Source »

Harvard has more than 500 pages of plans forthe various faculties. It now must winnow thoseplans into a "case" for a capital campaign...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University To Raise $2 Billion In 5 Years | 12/9/1992 | See Source »

More important than who gets what job is how Clinton conceives of his government operationally, whether he is able to winnow his varied and often contradictory promises to a few significant proposals capable of passing a Congress that will have its own agenda, and whether he is astute enough to understand that process and policy are inseparable. Clinton's first task, says the Progressive Policy Institute's Elaine Kamarck, must be "the definition of his mandate, something he needs to do early and often. If he doesn't do it, it will be done for him by the media, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What He Will Do | 11/16/1992 | See Source »

...hopes to make an appointment in time for aJuly 1 start-up," Roberts said. "And I know hewill want to move promptly to winnow this list...

Author: By Gady A. Epstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Univ. Counsel Search Begins | 4/3/1992 | See Source »

Primaries used to winnow out the weaker candidates. But this year some Democrats hope their candidates can "winnow in," that is, earn respect by hanging around. Our advice: Call Ann Landers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forward Spin: Feb. 3, 1992 | 2/3/1992 | See Source »

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