Word: wising
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...doubt "who wears the pantsuits" in her house, there is little doubt that the Clintons intend to work as a team if Hillary is elected. "I'll be there, talking her through everything," Bill said in Napa Valley, Calif., last month, "like she did with me." One unaligned party wise man said, "Obama may look at the Clintons, at both of them-at that whole thing they have-and say, 'Jeez, that's just way too [messed] up to be a part of. That's just no place I want...
...public universities short on funding should focus on the social sciences rather than more costly hard science research. In fact, Faust only noted that some schools have already chosen this course of action, according to BusinessWeek. “President Faust did not, however, say such schools would be wise to use that strategy, a word we used (without quotation marks) to characterize her comments,” the editor’s note read. Deborah Stead, an editor for BusinessWeek, declined to release the original tapes of the interview, citing a magazine policy against doing so. University spokesman John...
...process of choosing House masters. An ideal dean would solicit student input when making the kind of decisions that affect House life so profoundly. Especially in light of the withdrawal of UC party funds in the fall and last week’s alcohol crackdown, it would be wise to emphasize the need for open communication between student forums and the proposed dean. Though the dean’s role requires nuanced coordination of both the sentiments of the student body and the administration, the new dean should recognize that accepting student expression is the first step in creating...
...tried to get that—I thought they did a nice job with it,” Amaker said of the missed three-point attempt. “I wish he would have, in hindsight, obviously, but—we got a decent shot…Percentage-wise, he’s a very good three-point shooter for us, but they did a nice job of defending, getting a hand up.”Penn dominated much of the first half. While Unger’s inside presence and McGeary’s play from beyond...
Tauber said that the committee would be wise to finish the negotiations quickly so as not to be distracted from what she called its main focus...