Word: following
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...shortcoming of the UCLA study, however, is that it offers no definitive proof that Asian Americans are discriminated against in states that still follow an affirmative action policy. Colleges advocate the importance of applicants’ community involvement, leadership capabiliities, distinction in extracurricular activities, and work experience in their admissions process. To examine the serious charge of racial discrimination, researchers should evaluate the contributions of applicants of different races to these other factors of admission as well...
...particularly sophomore goalie Kyle Richter, proved its strength. Defenseman Jack Christian contributed with a particularly athletic block, as the defense stifled three shots and Richter managed 14 saves to preserve the shutout. The visitors’ mounting frustration was quite clear, as little shoves or scuffles seemed to follow every stoppage in play, but the Crimson rose above the temptation to fight and gladly accepted the Bobcats’ extra penalties. However, it was not a referee’s call that led to Harvard’s next goal, but an even strength effort again from Michaud...
There'll be a lot more developments to follow. It'll be years before Northern Rock can think about returning to the private sector. And though it'll be managed by Sandler "at arms length," as Brown insisted to reporters Monday, the potential for further government embarrassment remains high. Shareholders of Northern Rock - unlikely to get much in return for their investment - are threatening legal action. Robin Ashby, founder of the Northern Rock Small Shareholders' Group, said the bank had been "stolen away from them." Worse still, the dirty business of trimming the bank's 6,000 strong staff - something...
...signs, Thatcher's second term will be much like the first. "She's shown the color of her money in the first four years," says a senior aide. "She'll follow the same line with even greater vigor." Faced with a divided Labor Party and its disastrous manifesto, the Tories did not feel a need to spell out any new policies in detail. Once again...
...Muslims back a generation." Muslims, she says, "became [al Qaeda's] victims too." For the first half of the book, Bhutto attempts to reclaim Islam from the perversion of fundamentalists that would use it for political advantage, explaining how the concept of jihad, meaning a personal struggle "to follow the right path," had been adulterated for the purposes of fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. She puts the treatment of women as described in the Koran into context, demonstrating how at the time it was revolutionary and far more progressive than what was practiced by contemporary Christian and Jewish societies...