Word: quietness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sculpture commissioned by the Federal Government. None of the antagonism or intrusiveness of his steel and lead sculpture appears in this set of paint-stick creations. Like his Icelandic series on display at the Museum of Modern Art, these "drawings" do not demand but simply invite our musing, our quiet and unrestrained submission to atmosphere...
...level playing field. Students will be judged by what they know, and then compared to the rest of the class. Mistakes in the examination copy can be corrected. Charts and maps that were left out can be added. The course head can give special instructions. The room will be quiet and disruptions will be halted and documented. If he or she chooses, the course head can have media components--slides, video, audio--for the examination. An honor code might help make certain aspects of scheduling examination easier or less costly for us, and possible less stressful for students...
...When you came into office 18 months ago, you were a quiet team player who was going to take a noncombative approach to invigorating morale. Have circumstances changed...
This dependence on the U.S. has made Sheik Jaber more responsive to quiet American diplomacy pushing for democracy. Even opponents of the regime believe the Emir is sincere in proposing an election for a new parliament next October, though the most vocal advocates still cannot agree on whether to open the voting franchise, now limited to 65,000 Kuwaiti men, to women and others...
These heroics have not left much room for Graf and McAllister. Graf has been quiet, but McAllister announced last week he was taking the year off from basketball, for academic reasons...