Word: forefront
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...English demonstrates that there is more at stake now than the careers of a handful of young faculty members. At a time when the number of Ph.D.'s is declining and the number of faculty retirements is on the rise, the ability of the University to remain in the forefront of academia is threatened...
...Harvard, defenders of civil rights seem to be especially active. This year alone, the student-run Civil Liberties Union of Harvard (CLUH) has brought questions of constitutionality to the forefront of debate on almost every aspect of campus life, from disciplinary policies to rules governing residential life...
Hurt by the losses of captain John Mee and Nicholas Arena, the men seemed to be in dire straits in the distance events. But just as Rainey had stepped to the forefront for the women, Timothy Harte turned in some heroics of his own against a strong field of milers. Harte edged a Brown runner at the tape to win with a time of 4:14.25, only three tenths of a second ahead of the second-place finisher...
Tension between the city's progressive and conservative blocs came to the forefront last night, as Councillor William H. Walsh angrily delayed action on 11 measures before the City Council...
...certain to become ever more pervasive. If U.S. firms do not develop the most advanced systems, Japanese or South Korean or European companies are sure to do so. "American industry faces an extremely competitive situation," says Tandem President James Treybig. "AT&T is fighting to be in the forefront of technology, and there is some cost to staying in front." If Treybig is right, temporary setbacks are just the price of progress. But incidents like last week's are sure to influence the priorities of technology shoppers: reliability will be just as important as clever ads and fancy features...