Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...certainly a source of wisdom for us," said Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson. "She was a distinguished scientist, a leader in scientific education, nationally known...
...than 50 percent of Government's senior scholars received their doctorates at Harvard. Despite this high proportion, Chair Robert O. Keohane says the Harvard Ph.D. is not necessarily a positive mark for potential candidates. "It is a mistake to choose exclusively from one's own Ph.D. candidates," says Keohane. "Wisdom is not monopolized...
Many legal experts predicted this outcome four years ago when lawmakers granted North immunity on the ground that the public had a right to know the Iran-contra story. Today even some of those who supported that decision have their doubts about its wisdom. "I think the lesson is that the Congress, when they grant immunity now, must be very cautious," said Democratic Congressman Lee Hamilton of Indiana, "because doing so probably defeats any criminal prosecution...
...most interesting, thoughtfully conceived new cars coming out of Southern California may, in the end, owe less to local free-spiritedness than to the simple wisdom of hiring a few talented people and allowing them to work, leaving their problem-solving sessions and reveries undisturbed by the anxious buzz of corporate headquarters...
Vanishing Wisdom...