Word: wised
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second option--already in effect, according to what some professors say and others do--is consciously to give out lower grades. The rumored "one A per section" rule in some Core classes is a case in point. But this plan is not wise. It drives away serious students unwilling to sacrifice their pride and, possibly, their degree of future success to appease what appears to be a professor's mean streak...
...with his trademark Heli-Mute Grab Jump, flew through the rest of the men's moguls course and then erupted into a gold medalist's gush ("I can't believe it. Ohmygod. This is unbelievable"). He was another competitor, one gathered, who would subscribe to the Street-wise logic: "One of the things about Japan is that it is very far removed from everyone's comfort zone. It's neutral territory for everyone...
Blair was asked sharply by British journalists at a joint press conference in Washington whether he thought it was wise to embrace Clinton so publicly. He did not flinch. He said he was backing Clinton because he believed in him and it was the right thing to do. He had found Clinton "someone I could trust, someone I could rely upon, someone I am proud to call not just a colleague but a friend...
...think the Dean's rule of thumb on two locked doors is a wise one," McCarthy says. Under Lewis' guideline, student rooms should be protected by two locked doors...
Then the White House did a very wise thing: it went silent. Sources dried up, officials hunkered down; the denial was out, the policy flag had been squarely planted and the White House decided simply not to respond to any but the most damaging questions. As a senior Republican official said, "The smartest thing they've done all week is shut up." In fact, Clinton and Gore left town altogether, heading to the heartland to sell the previous night's message...