Word: access
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...very, very low key," recalls Brent Scowcroft, who was elevated to National Security Adviser the day Cheney was made chief of staff. "He made the system run. Everybody had access to the President, but it was smooth, orderly. He didn't try to be a deputy President." He even refused the limousine that came with the job, preferring to stick with his old Volkswagen, a beater so threadbare it had no knob at the top of the gearshift...
BUSH: The best thing to do is to educate every child and to challenge the soft bigotry of low expectations. We can have affirmative programs that enhance people's chance to access the middle class without quotas and without pitting race against race. We were the first state to put a rule in place that the top 10% of each high school class could go to a state university. I call it affirmative access. This is going to enhance the ability of state universities to attract minorities. The pool of applicants must be increased for small-business ownership...
...almost all residents at the meeting said that continued open access to the Charles River is one of their main concerns with Harvard building in Riverside...
Realizing that opportunities are available, Harvard students should take advantage of all that our school offers in name and network. Granted, singing has enabled our experiences, but every student has access to parallel opportunities if they seek them out. Moreover, recent graduates should appreciate the resources they utilize and remember to do their part in assisting both students and student groups alike whenever possible...
...hoping to attend some day--we are sure that you will roll your eyes at this cliched advice just as we did on our Crimson Key tour four years ago--but as embarrassing as it can be to admit you attend "some school in Boston," know that you have access to something no other school offers...