Word: sharpened
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...flush times, the luxury of garnishing smaller departments is just another reminder of Harvard’s reach and wealth—the trappings of a mighty endowment. But recent fiscal constraints have forced the University to sharpen its priorities and, consequently, devote greater attention to where cuts—not additions—can be made...
...change we made was to take our brilliant scientists and sharpen their focus around a much smaller pool of big bets," Banerjee says. Of these 21 projects, he adds, "we set a high bar that every single one must have the potential to [generate] $1 billion - plus in revenue...
...think definitely because it’s the playoffs, you’re in a do-or-die situation,” Rogers said. “We thought we played good hockey [last weekend], we just had to sharpen up a little bit and cut down on mistakes at crucial points, and I think we did that...