Word: assessing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last spring, the University hired the Philadelphia-based architectural firm Venturi Rauch and Scott Brown to assess the feasibility of renovating Memorial Hall...
...employee, handwriting analysts will assess at least 20 different cursive characteristics and advise the prospective employer about the chances of a person's being a future embezzler or goldbrick. Ruth Brayer, president of Graphological Services International of New York, sees signs of dishonesty in illegible handwriting and retraced lines. Brayer, who counts Citibank among her clients, also hears warning bells "when a signature looks different from the rest of a person's handwriting...
...take the guesswork out of making such an investment, some parents hire independent education consultants. For fees that can top $2,000, these self- styled experts assess a student's strengths, draw up a list of recommended schools, conduct mock interviews and make sure all materials are filed on time. "It takes a lot of pressure off parents," says one Rye, N.Y., mother. "And it's a tremendous relief for my daughter as well...
...this does not even begin to address the toll of a war that, by Managua's count, has taken 28,547 lives. The Nicaraguan government is asking the U.S. for $12.2 billion in reparations, 25% of which would cover what they call "moral damages." But who is going to assess damages against the Sandinistas for their own incompetence and chronic mismanagement? Since 1979 the Sandinistas' most salient achievements have been to consolidate their power, build a formidable military machine and suppress dissent. While the Sandinistas claim they could triumph in any election, Nicaraguans are voting otherwise with their feet. More...
...years from now? The question is pertinent -- inescapable, in fact, because nearly a quarter- century after his death, we may remain too close to make an accurate judgment. Of all the larger-than-life figures of World War II -- Roosevelt, Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini -- Churchill remains the hardest to assess. Rarely has a great leader been so often right. Or so often wrong...