Word: effective
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis '70 said that the large increase in applications has had no effect on the quality or breadth of the applicant pool, however...
...Florida Supreme Court tried to build in protections against the Bush campaign's federal attack. A key Republican claim has been that the recounts violate the 14th Amendment's equal-protection guarantee because they were occurring in some counties and not in others. The effect, the Republicans said, was to give extra voting rights to citizens in counties that have recounts. The justices' response was, once again, shrewd: order undervotes counted in all counties, and no one is legally disadvantaged...
...used to be thought of as "art" movies. This one has something of their air - an attractive, slightly exotic setting, characters who appear to have some substance and some curious quirks. But everything is spun toward sugary sentimentality. And relentless predictability. Vianne always knows, and we always know, what effect her concoctions will have on her customers. They always shake off their repressions and troubles at precisely the right inspirational moment. Dench's character even manages to die just when she should, with her life's work neatly completed. Made with a sort of tasteful vulgarity, this movie never disappoints...
...saving Social Security. George struggled to show a grasp of the issues whereas Al struggled to show that he loved people. Al should have stuck to the basics. He spent 16 years in Congress, eight as a representative and eight as a senator. While George was exacerbating the greenhouse effect with his oil and gas company in 1976, Al was fighting to protect the environment...
Schauer said he does not believe that the Florida controversy will have a significant effect on the legitimacy of the Bush presidency. He said that Americans tend to focus on concrete issues, not on abstract notions of legitimacy...