Word: task
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...business altogether. As part of its measures, the civb agreed to supplement the subsidies for distillation, a move that is furiously contested by some, including Delpeuch, who argues that it makes no sense to encourage bad wine to be made in the first place. And it's no easy task persuading proud villages to give up their names; one planned merger between the Moulis and Listrac appellations fell through in 2002 when the authorities in Moulis got cold feet. Still, for Bordeaux, this all amounts to a sea change in attitude. "Ten years ago, if the head of the CIVB...
...much from their extracurriculars as from their studies, or so they like to say. Fortunately, the College considers this a good thing, proudly citing statistics about the hundreds of student groups, dozens of theater productions and scores of varsity, club, and intramural sports teams. Recognizing this reality, the Task Force on General Education gave student activities special attention last week in its preliminary report with a proposed “activity-based learning” initiative. The goal? “To help students see how what they learn in class informs what they...
...their way through their 32 courses at Harvard without ever really encountering the scientific method or learning what a controlled experiment is. If a Harvard student doesn’t understand a scientific issue, his general education coursework should at least give him the wherewithal to become informed. The Task Force on General Education’s proposal is a good start; the exclusion of courses like Science B-57, “Dinosaurs and Their Relatives,” which fail to provide basic science literacy, will make the general science curriculum more relevant and useful to humanities...
...Logistically, Symonds’ death created a crisis for the OFA, which faced the almost insurmountable task of replacing a legendary figure on campus...
...ultimate test though will be whether or not we can complete the task of the de-nuclearization, if you will, of the Korean Peninsula, and also get the Iranians to come into compliance with their obligations under the NPT and give up their aspirations to build nuclear weapons. And the jury is still out, but this is sort of the ultimate test for the U.N Security Council, or the ability of the international community to come together and devise and put in place sanctions, implement those sanctions, and enforce those sanctions, and achieve a result...