Word: adeptly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...departments, such as Harvard’s, that have never had a female tenured professor of mathematics. It is important that I earn the respect of my peers, who will one day be my colleagues, for my talents and not as a statistical anomaly: a woman who is adept at mathematical reasoning. I do not expect that science and mathematics will ever be blind to gender, but obsessing over sex characteristics is not going to help end discrimination practices...
...partner in her year and identifying their various class schedules, this student procrastinates even more by establishing groups based on a common name, identity or goal (see the groups My Name is Michael, Gaysia: the 8th Continent, and Students for the Secession of New England). Such procrastination makes students adept at spotting like others: who else would know that a particular passerby also loves Shakira...
...Cusworth’s absence, Sullivan emphasized the necessity of getting to the free-throw line, and the Crimson responded. Harvard shot 29 free throws on the afternoon, making 21, both highs on the young season. The guards were particularly adept at slashing to the hoop and drawing contact, as senior guard Kevin Rogus went 4-of-5 from the charity stripe on the afternoon, while sophomore Jim Goffredo hit 7-of-9 free throws coming off the bench...
...proportion. All three main characters keep secrets, and the series of swift and dramatic revelations at the end of Mei and Jin’s journey pushes the bounds of belief. Their exaggeration makes the film utterly unbelievable, but admittedly fun to watch, especially with Yimou’s adept directorial flourishes. In one memorable example, a summer day surreally turns into a winter snowstorm over the span of a few hours...
...ground-game” is, and it is, organization is simply not enough. There are more conservatives than liberals in this country and we cannot win elections solely by energizing our base. Third, effectively becoming Republicans will not work either. The GOP has become adept at dividing our party, providing litmus-test votes that will “expose” us as progressives no matter what. Without the power of any branch of government, we have ceased to have the power to control the political agenda through Congress or the Presidency. Simply put, the answer is not to move...