Word: broads
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...document that Harvard engineers go farther because of their broad education and the fact that they didn't over-specialize," Brockett adds...
Harvard engineers thus get the best of both worlds, students and faculty say. The strong Harvard department is supplemented by MIT without sacrificing the benefits of a broad education...
...half the town knew immediately which "senior official" was talking. The Democrats whom Bush was trying to lure into budget talks accused the Administration of negotiating in bad faith. But Sununu had accomplished his goal: reassuring the Republican faithful and the voters that Bush remains staunchly opposed to any broad new taxes. When the President subsequently dissociated himself from Sununu's remarks in a chat with House Speaker Tom Foley, the strategy was complete. Bush was able to posture as Mr. Fiscal Responsibility, willing to entertain any proposal, including higher taxes, to help balance the budget...
Instead of suggesting specific answers to these and other problems, the A.C.P. offers broad guidelines. Explains Ball: "One of the reasons we don't have solutions today is that we haven't got societal agreement on what kind of health system we need, want and can afford." Although the report does not say so explicitly, the Canadian health-care system, based on principles of accessibility, universality and public funding, is a model. The reason Canada was not mentioned, according to one official: its system is considered by some to be "socialized medicine," a buzz word that could torpedo the reform...
After my first term in the department, I realized that the department offered more than the opportunity to get a broad education. Afro-American Studies revealed a new and intriguing picture of American history, society and culture. In beginning to understand the experience of Blacks in this nation, America took on a new shape and a deeper, more complex society was revealed...