Word: impression
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Moreover, while the drones may seem a technological marvel and strategic asset to those waging the campaign on the American side, they don't impress the local tribesmen. On the contrary, they feed a perception that the U.S. is a cowardly enemy, too frightened to shed blood in battle. "The militants say that if the Americans want to come and fight, they should fight them face to face," says Mahmood Shah, a retired brigadier who was once the top Pakistani official in FATA. Shah, a Pashtun himself, says the families of the drones' victims are required under the tribal code...
...Scenes like this stream through Levy's sweeping tribute to Newman, who passed away last September at the age of 83. The iconic actor was both a vintage superstar and an anticelebrity, a man who worked tirelessly to impress audiences even as he built his home in Connecticut, thousands of miles away from Beverly Hills. Newman devoted himself to philanthropy before it was fashionable, turned his back on the Oscars after being snubbed repeatedly (he went so far as to boycott a ceremony at which he was given an honorary award) and remained married to his second wife for half...
...lawns, temporary tents and chocolate fountains. Instead, it was hosted at The Estate, a nightclub in the center of Boston. This is the fourth time that Flyby has been at the Estate in the past three weeks between sorority formals and the Red Party, so Q-Ball had to impress in order to rise above the rest...
...practice of having on-campus visits for participating companies. Merrill Lynch, Bain and Company, Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital, and the Boston Consulting Group were just some of the financial firms to pay a visit to fair Harvard this winter, and their information sessions were packed with students eager to impress their potential interviewers. Also visiting campus, however, were the Peace Corps, which places volunteers in developing countries to promote growth and peace; Education Services Overseas Ltd., which places American and British teachers in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and South Asia regions; and WorldTeach, which offers students a two-month opportunity...
...This regime of miscellany—motley enough to impress Ben Schott—will, according to the College, “connect [the student’s] liberal education—that is, an education conducted in a spirit of free inquiry, rewarding in its own right—to life beyond college.” The hapless freshman, who trusted the so very many rankings and social signals that assured him there was no place like Harvard for a liberal education, has been badly shortchanged. While he will have spent $3,000 on books for his classes...