Word: basic
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...Hannigan spends much of the evening trying to master basic technique, while Perry lacks the neurotic edge that Harry needs
...never question the effort we all put into a performance, since the end product is always worth the sweat and fretting. But I have learned that participating in the arts at Harvard cannot be considered just an extracurricular activity: it requires worrying over the lack of theater space, basic rehearsal space and the insane costs of renting lights, even before thinking about performing a show or putting on a concert...
...since been bought out by Pfizer) told the New York Times, “We are bringing forth innovation . . . and innovation always brings a premium.” True, but how much incentive do these companies really need? After all, taxpayer dollars paid for 85 percent of the basic and clinical research for drugs currently on the market. And a closer look at company balance sheets reveals that the pharmaceutical industry spends 27 percent of its revenues on marketing, compared to a paltry 11 percent on R&D (Pfizer spends 35 percent on marketing and only 15 percent...
...fanatic environmentalist by any means, but some basic consideration for the health of the environment—and more importantly, our own—is clearly warranted. What puzzles me, however, is that the coal-burning power industry seems to disagree...
...there. “Love thy neighbor as thyself” (Leviticus 19:18) has emerged as a cliché of biblical proportions in modern society—with good reason. One could hardly imagine a more humanitarian aphorism; it manages to encapsulate our most basic conceptions of morality, justice and equality. Religious people of many faiths are correct in saying that God commands them to love in this sense, and the more agnostic among us can be motivated by basic human decency. But what should this love entail? Probably something more than just saying that you love someone...