Word: paragons
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...have held it in modern times are widely regarded as having been outstandingly successful (among them: George Marshall, Dean Acheson and Henry Kissinger). Foreign policy experts in the U.S. and abroad are reluctant even to discuss the attributes of an "ideal" Secretary, contending that no such paragon could exist. But they do talk about the qualities needed to make a Secretary effective. The list is well worth the attention of Alexander Haig-and Ronald Reagan...
Take Wellesley, for example. At one time considered the paragon of academic excellence for females desiring a college education, Wellesley boasts a proud tradition of its graduates going on to high-powered jobs and prestigious careers. CBS White House correspondent Diana Sawyer, Mary Cunningham of the recent Bendix brouhaha, and actress Ali McGraw are but a few of the successful Wellesley alumnae. In fact the heritage of academic excellence has been at Wellesley for so long that it is not unusual to hear of current Wellesley undergraduates having mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and even great-grandmothers who attended Wellesley in their...
...other secret ingredient we had was the Paragon (booking) Agency. My brother Ian was there and he gave us the license to bring unsigned bands over here American agencies just don't do that because they don't want to know about you until you're on the charts. You can't even get 'em on the phone unless...
Usually a paragon of sound investment practices and prudent money management, Harvard recently followed the Star Wars fad and put $200,000 into one of the country's first robot corporations...
Even the system of governance he has constructed as dean resembles a paragon of bureaucracy. "The school is ruled like the island of Timor," Allison says. "Everyone sits around a big fire. Up comes an issue. Those most interested in that issue gather in the center of the circle. Those in the inner circle study the matter, and bring it back to the outer circle for approval." He compares faculty members to "partners in a law firm...