Word: approached
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...even larger problem is the dearth of minority Ph.Ds candidates nationwide. While Harvard could bolster its ranks of minority faculty by luring them away from other universities, this approach is no lasting solution. Harvard will have to commit itself to increasing the number of minorities in the academic "pipeline" before the problem of homogeneous faculties can be adequately addressed. The recent increase in minority admissions to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences--which followed a boost in the school's financial aid funding--is a promising sign for the 21st century...
...London Symphony fiddlers know happy and sad too, and they get really sad when they are subjected to boring lectures. Thomas' approach, therefore, will be straightforward. "I'll just say, 'Let the phrase fall gently downward, legato -- smoothly.' The violinists will know that the left hand must be the most intense and the right hand must be the lightest, exactly at the right moment. As they do it again and again, it will work into their own reflexes and their own minds and will become more natural, more beautiful. That's when it gets exciting -- when I suddenly hear them...
...draft, the Americans say, seems to presume that "New Testament texts are the product of direct historical reporting" and resorts to "proof-texting," quoting Scripture out of context to prove a doctrinal point. In addition, the Americans feel that science has been slighted in favor of an almost Fundamentalist approach to creation...
...defensive problems, because [Dragomirescu and Minkus] were so domineering in their approach to the net," Hacinthe said. "Monica and I really would have liked to play singles first. And the lighting made me feel as though I were in a daze...
Last week, after beating back a White House-supported effort to further water down the Democrats' approach, Congress finally settled on a plan. Members voted 265 to 145 to establish a system that will provide $27 billion over five years to poor parents through income-tax credits and direct subsidies. The bill requires states to set health standards at day-care centers, expands Head Start programs for poor children and provides school- based care for up to 10 million so-called latchkey kids who would otherwise go unattended after school. In a compromise with conservatives, Democrats agreed to require states...