Word: reflecting
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...very least, recent events in South Africa have gotten the Board to reflect about what its policy toward South Africa can do. But until change is actually instituted there, divestment will probably remain off the Board's serious agenda...
...magnificent effortto come over here for a meeting. At thatparticular time, I never thought he would be ableto do that very very difficult trip," Bok said."He came over...just for that meeting. And so wecertainly wanted to express our thanks for thateffort and also to have him reflect on what wasgoing on South Africa, which...
...percent of non-legacy applicants. This means that being the child of a graduate--a biological accident--improves one's chances of getting into Harvard by almost three times. Since legacy applicants are almost certainly not three times more likely to be qualified than other applicants, the numbers reflect a clear boost for legacies...
...blacks appreciate the protest. Civil rights activist Benjamin Hooks sees it as a form of paternalism. "Buried in this line of thinking," he wrote recently, "is the rationale that blacks are not capable of making their own free choices." His comments reflect the reluctance of some black groups to attack tobacco companies, which have donated money to support events and causes ranging from jazz festivals to the United Negro College Fund...
...candidate slates nominated last week by both the Harvard Alumni Association and Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Against Apartheid (HRAAA) reflect a trend toward boosting the 30-member Board's cast of scientific experts...