Word: formalizes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Kites hovering ahead of us indicated a ger. The tradition is to shout "Hold the dog!" on approaching to warn the occupants to restrain their snarling mastiff. Let the horsemen deal with formal greetings. They'll produce a snuff bottle from the upper folds of their gowns, which double as carryalls, and hand it over for a snort while exchanging a long handshake. Bring appetite enough for thick, yak-milk yogurt, cheese and marmot meat hot from a dung-fired stove. Try fermented cow's or mare's milk. After a bowl or two, you'll be ready to invade...
...your coverage of the recording industry's Grammy Awards [PEOPLE, March 5], you noted there were no formal protests against Steely Dan's winning album of the year, "unless you consider a nation of people asking, 'Are they still alive?' a form of protest." I know of no one who does not have a Dan album. On top of that, Steely Dan's songs are still getting major airplay 30 years after the band began recording. So what if they are skeevy older guys? I'm one myself, and I'm delighted they finally received the public acclaim they deserve...
...University president does not become a formal part of the process until much later, presiding over ad-hoc committee meetings and making the final decision on the candidate...
...gain the confidence and trust of Harvard's students, the Corporation must undertake two fundamental reforms. First, the Corporation should give students a formal role by including their representatives on the search committee. Other universities have included students on their search committees without incident and have produced stellar candidates, most recently in Stanford's John L. Hennessy. The Corporation should not view students as barbarians at the gates, to be shunned at all cost lest they corrupt the process...
Engell looks for the University to pay "more formal attention to rhetoric than it has in the last 40 years." Adding a core requirement would be difficult, though there is room for a greater emphasis on oratory, he says...