Word: adaptation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this type of test in eighth grade, and their low scores did not come as a great shock. The standardized frameworks for English and math, on which the test is based, were completed only a couple of years ago. Since they were distributed, teachers have been expected to adapt to these frameworks, and students have tried valiantly to mold their answers to the format that the MCAS encourages. However, the timetable has been too short, and it is the students who are being shortchanged...
That's the point. The key reference and utility programs continue to sell well for three reasons: the number of PC owners gets bigger every year; software companies are finding new ways to adapt their products to the Web; and they keep adding new bells and whistles while holding prices in check...
...other business, the Council also devoted discussion time to ongoing issues with Project Adapt, Harvard's recently installed financial management system...
...showed so far that we as a team can adapt to anything," said sophomore Sean Doyle, who sails in co-ed B division. "It makes us feel good about how we're doing. As a team, I think we're so well-rounded, we don't have an ideal condition as opposed to other years. We tend to do the same in everything now, but some teams, like the mid-Atlantic schools, don't do as well when the wind is very shifty and fluky, whereas New England teams sail in that a lot. The top five schools were from...
...courts function on Internet time? The problem is particularly stark when it comes to crafting an effective remedy. Like every successful high-tech company, Microsoft is in constant flux. In the past year it has moved quickly to adapt to changing circumstances. In May it paid $5 billion for a chunk of AT&T--thereby guaranteeing that Windows CE-powered set-top boxes will have an inside track on AT&T cable systems. It also invested $600 million in Nextel Communications and bought a 30% stake in a British cable company. Even if Jackson gets a chance to issue...