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...some Latin-derived languages such as Spanish the term for “principle?? is the same as that for “beginning.” Hence “principio” can convey either idea, which suggests that perhaps the conceptual gulf in languages like English should not be quite so steep. The abandonment of fully-determined mathematical models that cannot deliver the certainty they promise and the consequent embrace of uncertainty may thus be, for economics as well as volcanic ash predictions, a good new principle, but perhaps an even better...
Responding to each of the five center-affiliated professors who voiced concerns, Smith confirmed that the “first-dollar principle?? will not enable FAS administrators to use center restricted funds outside the precepts laid out by the donor...
...meeting moved into the question-and-answer phase, a series of irate professors stepped up to the microphone to contest Smith’s newest budgeting strategy—“first-dollar principle??—as it applies to various FAS centers. Professors said they were worried that the new strategy puts too much budgeting power in the hands of administrators...
...policy—termed the “first-dollar principle??—identifies areas across FAS that constitute core expenses and focuses on allocating resources in accordance with the established priorities...
This simple principle??that with great power comes great responsibility—is accepted by most prominent public figures, from Obama to other Western leaders to Spiderman’s Uncle Ben. The People’s Republic of China, though, seems to be having some trouble with...