| 单词 | committee |
| 例句 | So the significance of 94 sailed over the heads of Jewett’s committee, which endorsed increased funding for chain reaction research but remained cold to the prospects of a bomb. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The block party is something we've been putting together for the last couple of years, ever since Mama became the one-woman planning committee of the block association. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z In fact, that seemed to have been the entire business which had come to a head when the vigilance committee followed him to Mr Coldfield’s gate that day two months before. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z "That's for the committee to decide. They were aroused, that was all we could do. We tried again and again to reach the committee for guidance but we couldn't." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee members, impressed by the scientists’ presentations, wondered aloud if the White House was aware of their views. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I approached the bout committee with the warmest smile I could manage. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The committee seemed interested enough, but this was, in a way, more of the same. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mayor Grabarek ended the meeting by postponing any decision on the Bacon Street project and appointing a committee to look into black demands. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z That seemed like cause for celebration, but the only welcoming committee was a flock of wild, hungry harpies who attacked the ship. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Fiks, who was working toward a law degree, was a bright, resourceful fellow who had become the head of the prisoners’ committee in our section. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee and its many subcommittees were in place and operating smoothly. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A negotiating committee met with him and Mr. Best to discuss camp grievances. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Despite increasing committee interference and intensified conflict between Burnham and Director-General Davis, and with the threat of labor strikes ever present, the main buildings rose. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He was the plotter and from the serious looks on the committee's faces he was getting away with it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The “red cell” committee thought it unlikely that an established terrorist group would work in the United States during a hurricane. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I forgot I have to meet Tricia to talk about dance committee stuff.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z But they all laughed at that—an appeal went to a committee for study. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Consulting contracts were tendered by Eastman Kodak, General Electric, and the American Cyanamid Company, and invitations flowed in to serve on government committees, to lecture, to testify before Congress. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There were thirty-three candidates, and each played behind a screen, making them invisible to the selection committee. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As a member of the relief committee, my father was already there and would be going back and forth for a long time, I supposed. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer ran the meeting in his typically neutral manner, not taking sides during the discussion, but the committee seemed to see things his way. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I would do no more running downtown, nor would I accept any program that they sent up without consulting the Harlem committee. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppie was attempting to place before the committee his “profound” thoughts about the future of atomic weaponry, including what he called “the superbomb.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The inmate agreed to a new course of medication, much to the committee’s satisfaction. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On May 17 Compton sent Bush his panel’s unanimous report on the Briggs committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After retiring from Star City, Valentina held various government offices, such as people's deputy and deputy to the Supreme Soviet, and she served on committees. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z "I think it should be brought to the attention of the committee," I said guardedly, as the phone rang. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And, after all, I told myself, the assignment was also proof of the committee's goodwill. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A committee of three old women went to the morgue to claim his body. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee sent a delegation to the house, and a list of needed items was drawn up and ordered. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Terrorist activity during the storm, the committee felt, was “less likely due to the severe weather, unpredictability of the storm path and the difficulty of mobilizing resources.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z For as long as she could remember, her own mother had always been busy with some committee or other, advocating for more school funding, more equity, more fairness, and bringing her young daughter along. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z C.P. joined every Klan committee he could, and quickly earned a reputation as a tireless worker. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The makeup of the committee had changed from the last meeting, too. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Good prose is never written by a committee. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Don’t forget the human relations committee meeting tonight after school. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee met and passed a resolution whose closing passage read: “The men who have helped build Chicago want the fair, and, having a just and well-sustained claim, they intend to have it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One member of the committee now called it a “monstrosity.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I do remember complaining to her about the committee that had been set up to find a more modern name for Cold Sassy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Carey, of course, had been a volunteer on the committee and taken no pay for his time, but the authors of the Narrative would not let him fall back on this fact. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Third, we mean to set up a committee of private citizens to oversee free elections. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Flare path remained lit so I assumed and had to trust that I was still expected—possibly my passenger had come down safely and informed the reception committee about the damage to the aircraft. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I barely said a word at the first committee meeting. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Surprised and baffled, I moved that Young’s statement be referred to the executive committee for decision. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon’s we find some place to sleep tonight us menfolks got to call people together and form a committee. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z On August 24 the executive committee named Burnham director of works. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When something went to a committee for study, the people always joked about it. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Tizard’s formation of a committee to study the theory under the leadership of G. P. Thomson, son of the legendary J. J. Thomson, marked the start of organized atom bomb research in Britain. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The committee was appointed, however, and chaired by C.P.’s secret friend, the segregationist Charles Steel. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “The committee’s decision was not made lightly,” continued Scythe Mandela. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Madisonian influence revealed itself in the House debate of March 23 when the committee report came up for a vote. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On March 8 the committee was prepared to submit its report, thereby assuring that the controversy would not go away or get buried in some parliamentary graveyard. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z That the committee would view the expense of this ball and other Millet events as frivolous seemed certain. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As soon as we arrived at one kind of consensus, like an enormous committee, we found it was time to think it through all over, and now here we are, at it again. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the storm, the committee wrote, the terrorists would be most likely to use the occasion “to observe precautionary measures to gauge emergency response resources and continuity of operation plans at critical infrastructures.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She announces the person in charge of the mummy committee this year. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Gillian was the captain of the field hockey team, president of the Winter Ball committee. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Red Cross parcels come on the last Friday of the month, and there’ll be a meeting of the escape committee at nineteen hundred hours this evening. I think that’s about all you need to know.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z There was fear among the other organizations that the ANC would attempt to dominate it, and the committee’s rules were crafted so that its powers were purely consultative and its decisions not binding. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Randall wished to convince the outside committee that he had a productive research group, he had instructed his people to draw up a comprehensive summary of their accomplishments. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But the members of the committee explained that Bishop’s Court had become multiracial under Tutu’s tenure, and symbolized an open, generous nonracialism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now on the eve of the event, my committee members are dropping like flies. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Even so, it was presented delicately, not as part of the official agenda, and only after the committee addressed several other formal agenda items. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I didn't like the look of things, for all my wish to see the committee confounded. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In separate statements, the Retrenchment Committee urged the directors to make the committee permanent and invest it with the power to approve or deny every expenditure at the exposition, no matter how small. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z By the end of the meeting, Connie had pushed her phone number and email address on me and I think I’d offered to serve on her committee to present ideas to the school board. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, there were no restrictions left, the committee had seen to that. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed she was heading toward the student center for her committee meeting before hitting the library. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The advisory committee transmitted its unanimous endorsement of the 184-inch machine to the foundation before leaving the West Coast. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z SWAN: Prisoners complain of atrocities to OAS investigation committee. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I should know since my mom has led the planning committee for the last fifteen years. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I stand at the edge of the stage as the committee members—my mom included—converse back and forth. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Could there be more descriptions of offices and factories and committees? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Paul introduced all the lads of the reception committee—not by their real names, of course. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z There was a motion to pass Clark’s bill out of committee, but it wasn’t seconded. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A special committee of pigs had been at work upon them for the past three weeks. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The first level that Hideo’s committee has created for our game looks like a world of glittering ice and towering glaciers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He said hornets better represent the Merryweather spirit than foreign marsupials, plus the Wombat mascot costume was going to suck money from the prom committee’s budget. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Workers formed a committee to complain to management about the firing and they, too, were immediately dismissed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They had worked side by side in the Continental Congress, first as staunch opponents of reconciliation with England, then as members of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Bush fulfilled that promise a few weeks later by placing Lawrence on a special committee formed under Compton to review the Briggs committee’s work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Put that woman on the organizing committee at once, I direct my imaginary coconspirators as I leave. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was May 6 when the committee met to consider the book. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The gist seemed to be that any decision to receive the committee report was tantamount to the dissolution of the union. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I know you said not to come, but since we were on the mummy committee together, we wanted to help explain what happened.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Since I know that’s what any admissions committee will most likely be asking, I’m writing to offer an answer. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting anybody to join a club, or volunteer for a committee, or do anything at all is like having your teeth pulled out one at a time by needle-nose pliers. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Only one thing bothered me: Since I now knew that their real objectives were never revealed at committee meetings I needed some channel of intelligence through which I could learn what actually guided their operations. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z My understanding is that the reception committee who prepared the landing field is not connected to Julie’s prearranged contacts in Ormaie—more accurately they are all different members of the same circuit. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “When the marchers arrived from Selma, we were there to greet them,” said Gladis Williams, a Montgomery high school student and member of the welcoming committee. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, I would learn that the disciplinary committee, inundated with more serious offenses, had essentially thrown this one into the circular file. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "That is for the committee to decide," Brother Jack said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he organized a committee of black leaders to meet downtown with the police commissioner. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z A committee assessing the condition of the coal mines. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The committee awarded Livingston his doctorate without cavil. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Frustrated by the slow pace of progress, physicist and U-Committee member Ernest Lawrence urged the committee to bring in some fresh talent. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Again I moved that the matter be referred to the executive committee, and again my proposal was voted down. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, Cochran told the committee that a special program for training female astronauts would only hurt the space program because it would slow down NASA's present space program. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She had learned to imitate the symptoms of various illnesses so well that she could have fooled a whole committee of physicians. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I told the members of the reception committee that my people had been waiting for me for twenty-seven years and I did not want to keep them waiting any longer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He listed the various committee members and what he thought of them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee was brusque, thorough, and relentless in rooting out inaccuracies, inconsistencies, incomprehensible statements, and illogical conclusions obscured by technical gibberish. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z After this, most committee members simply went back to their old occupations, happy to give up the positions of power they had held during the terrible time of death and sickness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z "But who is to judge? Jack? The committee?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I rose, knowing that he had no intention of letting me go after I had organized the committee. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She was talking with Doris and a few other girls who were on the decorations committee for the dance. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Most of the reception committee had left, too, only a couple of them still waiting for us to turn up in case something awful had happened to us. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I been talking to the committee that runs this thing.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Some people suggested poisoning the snails, and the committee thought about it briefly. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Shortly after Tingey, the insurance man, concluded, the committee took up a vote. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z There were four others on the committee, all of them persons similar to himself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And for reasons far different than Alice Paul or her committee could have imagined, the parade advanced the cause of the suffragists enormously. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He had been given an unusual and special reprieve from the committee, and granted an additional year of nurturing before his Naming and Placement. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I joined a committee with the dean and others to establish a diversity program. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Every year, fifty amateur players, or wild cards, are nominated by secret committee to be placed into the team selection process. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He listed the various committee members and what they thought of him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesse’s assets were obvious, but not easily documented, unless the admissions committee wanted to check out one of his pirated music sites and watch him scarf up downloaded CDs. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In formal terms, the scientific panel would have the opportunity to give its advice on any subject brought before the interim committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Quaker petition should be heard and forwarded to a committee 4 as a matter of course. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He turned to another committee member near him at the table and nodded to the papers in front of her, directing her to look up the information. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The job of our legal committee was to advise our comrades on how to conduct themselves in the island’s administrative court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He also chaired the Science Advisory Committee of the Office of Defense Mobilization, a successor to the technology committees organized by Vannevar Bush during the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In addition to planning and coordinating the parade, Alice Paul and her committee had to spend time raising money to pay for it. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In his own dwelling, there were the necessary reference volumes that each household contained: a dictionary, and the thick community volume which contained descriptions of every office, factory, building, and committee. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z "Well, Ras the Exhorter has had a monopoly in Harlem. But now that we are larger we might give it a try. What the committee wants is results!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Two years after the recording of ‘Strange Fruit’, Meeropol was summoned to appear before New York State’s Rapp-Coudert committee investigating alleged Communist infiltration of the state’s high schools. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The committee issued a public warning, telling recent arrivals to clean their homes thoroughly, burn gunpowder to purify the air, dump lime down their privies, and whitewash every room. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z We work at this all our lives, and collectively we give it life, but we do not exert the least control over language, not as individuals or committees or academies or governments. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Our committee has more than it can manage—handing out programs, setting up chairs, arranging for prizes, keeping the ladies' public rest room tidy. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Later that year, in the fall of 1947, a previously obscure committee of the US House of Representatives took the hunt to a new level. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z These African states have fallen prey to the British-American imperialist conspiracy to use the committee’s recommendations as a pretext for a massive arms support for their puppet and tottering neocolonialist regime in Nigeria.... Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On one visit to a southern city, Anderson, who was traveling with her accompanist and manager, found a big welcoming committee when they arrived at the train station. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Adams also received many requests from federal and state committees charged with organizing the celebration of what was being called “the Jubilee of Independence.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “National woman’s suffrage is at hand,” a committee report stated. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I had resolved to leave out a few details; I would seek their counsel about the idea of having talks with the government without mentioning that an actual committee had been formed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard someone bang on the desk, and then Professor Nemur shouted: “I’ve already informed the convention committee that we will present the paper at Chicago.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Did I get a chance to slip the papers to a member of the committee? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Harold Urey, who was a member of the Briggs committee, had no luck obtaining access to other scientists’ work to help him develop an isotope separation process for uranium. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Only former winners are invited to participate as members of the planning committee. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z "I'll bring your idea to the attention of the committee as quickly as possible." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In the first few years on the island, the High Organ also acted as a representative committee for all the political prisoners in our section. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in an emergency the council was supposed to appoint a committee to determine a course of action. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I was the third South African since the end of the Second World War to be so honored by the Nobel committee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Clarkson and his committee had, in effect, seized control of the government. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z His first clue that the charrette was going to be something entirely different from the meetings he had been attending for years occurred during the third gathering of the steering committee. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z What if the design committee had made a terrible choice? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Many citizens of Century Village were widows who had once been great family cooks, so they formed a committee to plan the wedding dinner. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The executive committee and its subordinate structures would have to be severely streamlined to adapt to illegal conditions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No imaginable committee would ever sanction such a marriage even if Katharine, Winston’s wife, could somehow have been got rid of. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At one session in Chicago the committee asked Davis to estimate the final cost of the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Its committees have grappled with the question of technology addiction but haven’t made it an official diagnosis. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As stories of the physical abuses that had accompanied the Palmer Raids continued to grow, several investigating committees were formed, including one made up of the nation’s most respected lawyers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z All authority to pass laws and raise money was held by a variety of committees made up of members of the town council. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z "So now I know where I am," I said, "and with whom —" "Don't twist my meaning. For all of us, the committee does the thinking. For all of us. And you were hired to talk." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma’s up front with her group from the decorating committee. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z First headquarters of the congressional committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Washington, DC, in 1913. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I think I’ll stick to vegetables and fish. But it’s not about camping out, Tally. It’s about becoming what I want to become. Not what some surgical committee thinks I should.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It would be a couple of hours before the plane arrived—the reception committee were laying out the flare path—electric torches tied to sticks. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Have you thought any more about entering the science fair? I’m still in charge of the committee.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There was real concern, particularly among Alice Paul’s committee members, that the police would not be able to practice adequate crowd control. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “She’s been going on and on like that since she first found out about our idea. Don’t freak out, but she wants us to start a youth action community service committee when school starts.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I had never seen him before, and I wondered how he had become chairman of a committee like this. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Between cheerleading, the play, and all of her committees, there’s always a reason for Abby to be late to first period, but she never gets called out. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Once prices fell, the committee would have real power. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Aside from the mayor, the committee was made up of twenty-six individuals, though illness and death soon reduced their numbers. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z They were afraid to let an executive committee, the majority of whom were party members, pass upon the charges made by party member Young. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1912, Paul applied to lead the association’s congressional committee, the group that lobbied legislators on Capitol Hill. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The committee made short work of US concerns that the bomb might come too late to affect the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z CARIBE: Prisoners praise treatment to OAS investigation committee. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Killian’s committee contained a diversity of scientific opinion that had been missing from Eisenhower’s scientific councils under Strauss. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now he needed to seek approval from the Exposition Company’s executive committee at every step, even to buy drafting boards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z You are to give him your loyal support and regard him as the new instrument of the committee's authority . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is an abomination!” said one of the committee members, watching a recap of the Lemoncello Library Olympics’ first day of competition on the Book Network’s website. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z In tiny print below the letter, newspaper editors, under pressure from the FBI, the police, and a committee of museum directors, explained that they would not publish any more of the mysterious advertisements. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Bush had asked Ernest to take on a roving brief for the committee, injecting himself into any area encountering problems as “a sort of fire department.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The committee report consisted of seven resolutions that addressed this salient question: What are the powers vested in Congress, under the present constitution, relating to the abolition of slavery”? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z You cannot get it done by instructing each mind to make this or that piece, for central committees to fit with the pieces made by other instructed minds. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The members of the committee journeyed to the ANC annual conference in Bloemfontein in December of 1943, where they proposed the formation of a Youth League to help recruit new members to the organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have friends on the bejeweling committee. The boy is smart, but too quick to anger. It’s a fatal flaw that cannot be tolerated.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z So I learn the hard way that I shouldn't depend on a committee to solve my problems. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In future all questions relating to the working of the farm would be settled by a special committee of pigs, presided over by himself. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Most of the older ones, members of the purchasing committees, were in town doing the marketing. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In recent years, the committee had been virtually inactive, but Paul envisioned a more dynamic future. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Most likely, the few wealthier members of the committee, such as Matthew Clarkson, Stephen Girard, and Israel Israel, shouldered the greatest part of the debt. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “The school holds fund-raising dances twice a year. I’m on the Fall Ball committee, so I have all the inside scoop! Tickets will go on sale in a month.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The evenings that I might have spent with Danny I spent instead at student council or committee meetings. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Now that the yearbook committee heads were gone, it was clear Mrs. Kennedy wanted to leave. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In the preceding days, he’d been pulling members of the committee aside in the caucus room to lobby them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The committee leadership argued that women belonged as queens of the domestic domain, rather than equals who had a role in the world at large. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The OAS has accepted the invitation, and a five- member committee is due here by the end of July. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That same year, the Youth League outlined its policy in a document written by Mda and issued by the league’s executive committee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The fever wasn’t completely gone, the committee was quick to confess, but it would be safe for “our fugitive brethren” to return in a week to ten days. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z One of the reception committee stuck his head into the car after me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z These committees, just like modern intelligence agencies, operated openly by holding anti-tax meetings or printing propaganda and secretly by running spy networks. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “What? Is this a committee? I just wanted to talk to Ruby for a minute.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The school dance committee tried hard to transform the cafeteria into something nicer. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The committee left for Washington to study the evidence and report on whether an appropriation was warranted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They said that the committee members would become Elders by the time the rule change was made. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Suppose that back before the advent of screens, you and I had been on a committee charged with addressing the terrible problem of discrimination against women in major symphony orchestras. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Earlier, when Bargh had gone to the committee at NYU that approves human experiments, they had made him promise that he would cut off the conversation in the hall at ten minutes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Immediately upon landing in Washington, Oliphant called on Briggs, only to learn in dismay that “this inarticulate and unimpressive man had put the reports in his safe” without even showing them to his own committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The bond committee, the friends and relatives, the simple unhonored spectators didn’t think of leaving the field. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We talked the entire day, and at the end, Moses said to me, “Nelson, I will not promise you anything, but raise the issue again in committee, and we will see what happens.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With equal discretion, the committee assured Burnham and Root that ultimately they would direct the design and construction of the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Orville Wright and Charles Lindbergh served on the NACA’s executive committee. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He told me that he had defied during the 1952 Defiance Campaign and had served on various local committees in Port Elizabeth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The admissions committee was efficient; I didn’t wait long. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "I know you will. Until tomorrow then. You'll meet with the executive committee of the Harlem section at nine A.M. You know the location of course?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an act of disobedience the committee could not tolerate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On November 18 he appointed Lilienthal, Acheson, and Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson as a special committee to weigh the political, military, and technical aspects of the Super. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The few doubts being heard stemmed from rumors that the Nobel committee might suspend the prizes for the duration of the European war, which had begun with Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When the committee reconvened in April, there was no longer any question of denying it a piece of the Bevatron pie. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z These revelations failed to inspire an outcry by the press or the public, and the committee presently ended its investigation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z THE committee was assembled in the hall with the high Gothic ceiling when I arrived, sitting in folding chairs around two small tables pushed together to form a unit. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z This led to the formation of a microwave committee with Loomis as chairman and Lawrence as a member, and in turn to the NDRC’s subsequent decision to establish a crash program at MIT. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She and C. P. Ellis, leader of the Durham chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, had been nominated to co-chair the school charrette program at a meeting of the steering committee that night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The housing committee met and Negroes and whites alike agreed to have Negroes purchase this block of homes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was told it is in a Senate committee and likely to pass. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The committee had several recommendations to reduce the threat posed by such terrorists. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Whatever. Can we come or not? I didn’t know this was going to be a committee.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z After weeks of hearing testimony concerning the raids, the committee issued what it titled “A Report on the Illegal Practices of the United States Department of Justice.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The sight of men being whipped as they struggled to move carts prompted consternation among a legislative committee convened to examine the prison in 1832, with particular attention to the system’s harsher aspects. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One told a reporter, “If the directory had seen fit to continue the committee with power as originally intended, it would have dropped heads enough to fill the grand court basin....” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Once she called on a woman who had just moved to town, to ask her to serve on a fund-raising committee. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Connie called and talked at me about her committee idea for a while. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Senate investigators didn’t agree; the committee censured the police superintendent. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z So I called a committee of the district's leading members and we moved slowly ahead on our own. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A large crowd of students from our school had gathered outside the school committee offices and shouted nonstop: “We—want—to be—Red Guards! We—want—to establish—revolutionary ties!” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On January 31 the special committee gave Truman its recommendation that the United States proceed with the Super. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “No. She was busy with Fall Ball committee stuff. Conner invited me to go watch him play basketball.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z In January and February, in anticipation of the games, Goebbels had formed organizing committees at the propaganda ministry. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He launched into a long speech about how he had volunteered to be on the program committee for some principals’ conference, so he didn’t have time to nursemaid me through Finance 101, whatever that was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z All told, the committee would spend $37,647.19 to combat the sickness that infested their city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She had not been selected for this job by a committee that had perceived her fascination with fish. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Madison wanted to use the vote on the committee report to create the equivalent of a landmark decision prohibiting any national scheme for emancipation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In the winter of 1952, a visiting committee had been appointed to review the work being performed at King’s College. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The committees voted 31–1 in favor of the resolution, with only Morse opposing. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The committee chose to do nothing about the protest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Max Perutz had been a member of the committee; he had obtained a copy of the report and handed it to Watson and Crick. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Their names, chosen by a committee, were announced then. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Terryl noticed that, while she was testifying and even before it, the committee members had seemed to be only half listening; a couple, she noticed, were even texting, playing with their phones. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I’ll organize the committee and turn it over to someone else,” I suggested. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z To handle the increase in patients, the committee ordered that a new structure be built to accommodate them. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Told Janie to hold the committee there until he got back, he didn’t want to miss them, but he meant to count every foot of that lumber before it touched the ground. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There had been no quarrels with committee members, and he was as popular as ever. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The accusation must have been orchestrated by Goddard, because he was furious at the committee’s decision to drop the charges—and by the fact that Citra had completely vanished. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Sympathetic to Bobby’s plight, the committee circulated to its members a letter of protest that was ultimately sent to Icelandic Television, other media, and to the financial backers and distributors of the film. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Joseph Butler, the Klan Youth Corps member, attended the steering committee meeting and objected to holding the charrette at Harris. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Clifton was forgotten, everything which I was to do now seemed to depend upon getting an explanation from the committee, and I waited with growing agitation to be called to the strategy meeting. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Her transcripts were full of the advanced placement courses that admissions committees look for. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the committee began to act, it was everywhere. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A Jewish Council was appointed, as well as a Jewish police force, a welfare agency, a labor committee, a health agency—a whole governmental apparatus. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It must have been designed by a committee because it’s a fairly pathetic barrier. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He even testified before a congressional committee, and later got into a shouting match with an American general who claimed Farmer was “totally out in left field.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The committee decided to ignore the problem—at least on the public record—and concentrate instead on keeping people alive. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He tried not to avoid any members of the committee, even if he thought they were going to vote no. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A number of committees were formed that day, but the primary purpose of the Youth League was to give direction to the ANC in its quest for political freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the compromise called for a special impartial committee to be created to hear the policemen’s grievances. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “I sincerely hope you speak the truth, Elihu. These rebel committees are multiplying faster than rabbits in the spring. They’ve just about ground business to a halt.” ss “Have they interfered with you directly?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor was anyone from either of those two states willing to serve on the committee, which was instructed to report its findings to the full House before the end of the session. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z We mixed and chopped while Audrey told us all about the Fall Ball committee. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Given all the absences, there were more Democrats than Republicans by a margin of 4-3, with the Democrats perhaps more likely to push the bill out of committee. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The committee which visited Lee met with stern opposition. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I should like to be on a scythe committee one day,” Rowan said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z What would I tell the committee when the newspaper accounts were out? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Continental Congress, John Adams had described him as a staunch advocate of independence who never uttered more than two or three sentences, even in committees. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Another member of the committee suggested that they could still use the initials SOS, but have it stand for “Support Our Schools.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think she’s in the right state of mind to be an active member of this committee. I’m sorry, but this town is not ready for an opening number set to Beyonce.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z On the committee’s agenda were two proposed pieces of legislation restricting wireless phone use by drivers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Several scythes who had initially voted against the forming of an immunity committee switched their vote. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Those on the committee received due praise from the returning council members and from the state legislature, but voices of criticism were also heard. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z One landlord told the committee that her tenants needed immediate financial help in order to survive and was granted the money requested. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Butler arranged for Woodhull to speak before the House Judiciary Committee, making her the first woman to ever address a committee of the United States Congress. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “The inaction of the city and bus officials after the Colvin case would make it necessary for them ... to meet another committee, infinitely more determined,” he later wrote. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He imagined the committee gathered around a scale, shaking their heads. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Blacks had offered their services as a group, and yet Carey had not bothered to praise them for this or honor them to the same degree he honored those on the committee. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The next day the committee revoked it—second thoughts, after a night spent dreaming of freak winds and shrieking steel and two thousand lives gone in a wink. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There was an emergency meeting of the disciplinary committee, and Scythe Curie showed up on her behalf, clearing her of any wrongdoing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We came upon them because of Max’s membership on a committee appointed by the Medical Research Council to look into the research activities of Randall’s lab. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Cruelly, callously, admissions committees agreed to overlook serious academic deficiency. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They formed a committee called “Free Bobby Fischer” and worked with others trying to extricate Fischer from his cell. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Compton was given the chairmanship of a new committee, known as S-l. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Compton scheduled a meeting with Lawrence and several other members of his technical committee for October 21 at the General Electric research facility in Schenectady. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The scientists urged the committee not to short-circuit testing that could make nuclear weapons more moral. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There’s no welcoming committee on the platform, just a squad of eight Peacekeepers who direct us into the back of an armored truck. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Out of a committee of supremely enterprising and resourceful members, one managed to outshine the rest in the range of activities he assumed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The House went into committee of the whole to revise the language of the report. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The Pocahontas Industrial Council for Education was the sponsoring organization, a committee created by the businesses in Welch and some of the larger coal mines. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z On February 11, five days after the walkout had begun, the strike committee voted to end it. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Beggin’ your pardon, ma’am,” the sailor said, “but them fellas say all cargo has to be inspected at the wharf before it enters the city. Order of some committee what’s in charge here.” “inspected?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “We want you to organize a committee against the high cost of living ...” “The high cost of living?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The Olympic trials track finals would be held in New York in July, and the Olympic committee would base its selection of competitors on a series of qualifying races. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Then came those whom Paul’s committee had labeled “pioneers”—women who had battled for decades to gain the ballot. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Such pleas, inevitably, were ignored, and members of Congress would gather in wood-paneled committee rooms and spend hours examining in minute detail the Osage’s expenditures, as if the country’s security were at stake. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The committee gave Lieutenant Schufeldt two and a half years to complete his mission. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z After the reconstituted S-l committee finally got atomic bomb planning under way, its members met at the exclusive Bohemian Grove in California in September 1942, with Lawrence as host. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Gey and several colleagues had already organized a committee to develop procedures to “simplify and standardize the technique of tissue culturing.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Lawrence tried to communicate his excitement about Seaborg’s discovery in writing, via a memo to Jewett’s committee declaring that “an extremely important new possibility has been opened for the exploitation of the chain reaction.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The girls on the homecoming committee said, “See?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He was charged with bringing his ratios back into line or face being disciplined—which consisted of having future gleanings preapproved by the selection committee. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I tried to think of whom among the district committee I might call for information concerning Clifton, but here again I was balked. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But a committee of faceless bureaucrats back on Earth? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone could belong to the committee, and C.P. decided that, uneasy as he was about the whole thing, he had committed himself to the process and might as well see it through. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “And the order of the games was chosen by a committee months in advance.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Millie and I clap like mad women, while the rest of the auditorium is quiet as the committee makes its decision. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Brainy committees are continually evaluating the effectiveness and cost of doing various things in space, defense, energy, transportation, and the like, to give advice about prudent investments for the future. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even those who were sympathetic to Rowan approved of the committee’s decision—for in the end, what support did Rowan have in the Scythedom? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, there was a motion to pass the bill out of committee. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We of the committee have worked our fingers to the bone to make the celebration worthy of the town’s traditions. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z This is precisely the way groups of one size or another, ranging from committees to nations, behave. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For almost three months, he had put up with the adults from the Circle Justice committee. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But once Celibidache and the rest of the committee saw her in the flesh, all those long-held prejudices began to compete with the winning first impression they had of her performance. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I object to any such remarks addressed to a witness before this committee,” the chairman said, “and I will ask that Mr. Burnham withdraw his remark.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The actual planning of the charrette began in earnest with the formation of a steering committee. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The mouthy man said, “If you look out of that window, you’ll see there’s a welcoming committee gathering in your honor, and it’s growing by the minute.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The committee seemed to know all about it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after being established, the original committee divided itself up into a variety of subcommittees. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z On March 16 the committee was ready to make its report to the House. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Just before winter vacation, Bridge watched as the letters from the Talentine committee were distributed in homeroom. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z A utilities committee levied one-cent fines on wasters of water and electricity. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl lamented about how, for the first four years, they would have to get approval from the selection committee for their gleanings. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Finally the Chief Elder paid tribute to the hard work of her committee, which had performed the observations so meticulously all year. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “You are now the building committee, Miss New Mexico. What else do we need?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Coetsee said the government would like to appoint a committee of senior officials to conduct private discussions with me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of those girls on your mom’s committee came by, and well, my mama won back in ’77. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When General Gates had asked the committee to send him someone who would go behind British lines, Bryan had been picked as “the best qualified to undertake the hazardous enterprise.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Lena was on the committee to cover the bleachers with orange-and- black bunting. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The hat he now displayed was that of the chairman of a committee of the National Research Council. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z One spoke to the committee as well as to the community. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Opposite this photograph there was one of the mayor’s committee. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We informed the warden that if he overruled us we would all resign from the House Committee, depriving the committee itself of any integrity or authority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After much study, the steering committee selected the R. N. Harris Elementary School, a modern, one-story brick building. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Wait. I thought you were on the bake sale committee.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z That meant an official audition committee was established instead of a conductor making the decision all by himself. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “The committee has decided that our newsletter could use a little updating.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Candidates for scythehood, will you accept the judgment of the MidMerican bejeweling committee?” he asked—as if it were possible not to accept their decision. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “If you’re accepted for Circle Justice, who’s going to be your sponsor? The committee requires some person to go through the process with you.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z University conferences and professional committees worried over the conflicts and compromises presented by academic profit seeking. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A member of the Japanese parliament was willing to meet with the committee to see whether there was a way he could help. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In it, the committee decried the fact that the abuses of the Palmer Raids went well beyond physical mistreatment. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Rather, he would quietly appoint a committee to deliberate for eternity over exactly which door, and of what dimensions, would best facilitate the ingress and egress of all students. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Olmsted used the opportunity to describe in detail Jackson Park and the trials of dealing with the exposition’s many layers of committees that for the moment seemed to have so much power. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Some women and I have started a little group. A committee, actually, and we were wondering if we could convince you to join.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The memorandum reiterated most of the points I had made in our secret committee meetings, but I wanted to make sure the state president heard them directly from me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Put a committee together with blacks and whites and work things out down here. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Just about time for the committee meeting called to meet on his porch next day, the first wagon load of lumber drove up and Jody went to show them where to put it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Compton placed the concerns of rank-and-file scientists about the social and political implications of the bomb on the committee record, via a memo from the Met Lab’s Franck. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Because relatives were sometimes impossible to locate, the committee began to administer the estates of the deceased who had no legal heirs or executors available. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Are you kids the welcoming committee?” he asked with a smile. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He listed all of his papers graded as he thought the various committee members would grade them; he listed all of his papers with the grades they properly deserved. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It was clear from the start that the committee’s primary target was Burnham’s Department of Works. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One of Simon’s aunts found the stories stuffed under a sofa cushion and informed the neighborhood committee. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee, created by the Continental Congress, was really a spy agency, set up “for the sole purpose of Corresponding with our friends in Great Britain, Ireland and other parts of the world.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. They do. Entire acts passed by Congress. Scientists can’t burp without someone forming a committee to investigate them. Some even go to prison. That in your head, too?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z When appointed to a council committee to look into the proposal during the summer, one councilman refused, angrily protesting, “The council knows the need for a human relations commission, and it has failed to act...” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Claire stood facing them in dismay as the committee told her of their decision. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The committee, aware of the chaos that a police strike would bring about, felt strongly that a compromise could and should be worked out. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z A committee meeting was set for tomorrow, and since it was Jack's birthday, a party at the Chthonian would follow. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought the league should be a more loosely organized group and act mainly as a recruiting committee for the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In December anonymous letter writers to The Federal Gazette condemned the committee members for seizing power so arrogantly. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In fact, the ongoing debate on the assumption and residency questions was set aside for the entire day as the House put itself into committee of the whole to permit unencumbered debate on the petitions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Neville’s original suggestion eventually turned into a prisoners’ committee composed of people from all political parties. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounded like Jesse didn’t have much of a paper trail to bring to the admissions committee, however. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A projects committee saw that work was completed as scheduled. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee settled on a starting date of July 19. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “We trust the committee's judgment. They knew what you would do best.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Steering committee members decided to spend the day once again knocking on doors in black and white neighborhoods to bring people in for the evening session. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Before Sachs left the White House that day, Watson was already jotting down names for a committee to investigate the military applications of fission. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In Livermore’s organizational chart, Teller would be designated as one of several members of the Scientific Steering Committee, but in recognition of his “obvious special status,” he was awarded veto power over the committee’s decisions. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She didn’t teach a class, but she served on a number of committees. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In his absolute selfishness, his incapacity to give anything away, no matter what, he is a successful committee. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So, Minerva and Sina have written up a statement I must somehow slip to the committee, signed by the Fourteenth of June Movement. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If Citra was ordained, she vowed to follow a policy like Scythe Curie, even if it got her in trouble with the selection committee. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z This was due in part to the fact that half of the central committee was composed of women who, along with the men, developed strategies and carried guns. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The committee voted to send Fermi an initial grant of $6,000. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z On the day a committee of men decided to murder the fledgling Congo, what do you suppose Mama Mwanza was doing? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Family purchasing committees, duly elected, bought the food, clothes, furniture, and athletic equipment. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Given the sharp sectional divisions in the debate, the vote to refer the petitions to a committee was surprisingly one-sided, 43 to 11; seven of the negative votes came from South Carolina and Georgia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z That’s why the food committee never asks Sister Daniels to cook for events anymore and now they ask Grandma. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z As the cool breeze of night set in, neighboring families pulled up plastic lawn chairs to conduct “chair committee” and casually meander over the day’s events without rancor or argument or constant one- upmanship. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And then one day they came for Papa as well, because they’d found out that he had met several times with the negotiating committee and had helped come up with the negotiation points. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They went to church on Sunday, sat on various civic committees during the week, and dispatched their wives to the monthly PTA meetings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They would cross the river in the relief committee’s launch and he would see that she got as far as the Wuchang “Y.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee upheld the forfeit, but not without some trepidation and soul-searching. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was just getting into a boat when the committee arrived. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee sent subpoenas to dozens of well-known actors, directors, screenwriters, and other professionals suspected of being affiliated with communism. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z All donations were carefully recorded in a ledger by the committee and put to use. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Professor Rolf Eliassen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology testified before a congressional committee to the impossibility of predicting the composite effect of these chemicals, or of identifying the organic matter resulting from the mixture. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If only I hadn't been so careful not to offend the committee I would have kept in closer contact with Clifton and the whole Harlem membership. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In effect, the committee report extended the deadline for the consideration of emancipation to bring it into line with the deadline for the end of the slave trade. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The charter itself was drafted by a small committee of the National Action Council and reviewed by the ANC’s National Executive Committee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His features, which would later settle into pleasant collaboration, were growing at different rates, giving him a curious face that seemed designed by committee. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z For cell number two, the committee contacted Gey asking for a sample from the original HeLa culture. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Fischer writes: When Boston imported its first streetlights in 1774, Paul Revere was asked to serve on the committee that made the arrangement. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually the committee became known as Ulundi, and acted as a disciplinary committee for all political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That is why the mayor and a small group of citizens had taken the drastic and illegal step of calling for the formation of a special committee to run Philadelphia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “The funding committee decides at the end of the week....Why?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The bejeweling committee has studied your apprenticeships,” Scythe Mandela announced to them, although it was meant more for the entire conclave. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When the votes were tallied, Stanton was elected president, Anthony was elected vice president, and Stone became chair of the executive committee.Stanton accepted the position but returned to England immediately after the convention. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They “even went so far as to say that they fear Russia may be ahead of us in the competition,” scribbled the committee’s hawkish executive director, William Borden, who was on hand to take notes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He dreaded what would happen if the decision were left to one of the fair’s many committees. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Calling on his Washington connections, Galifianakis brought a congressional committee staffer to town to investigate the possible abuse of federal funds. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “It was with difficulty that I restrained the impulse more than once to hurl my manuscript at his head,” Stanton later wrote about the committee chairman. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z At first there was some hesitation in the committee over hiring a French doctor. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The calendar of events is full of committee meetings and baby showers, and I shift around in my wooden chair, hoping the meeting will end soon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As president of the committee, Clarkson presided over its daily meeting and helped organize its operation. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The chair asked for comment from the members of the committee. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In keeping with the compromise character of the committee report, it gave the Deep South the protection it had demanded by denying congressional authority to pass any gradual emancipation legislation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In July of that year, the committee announced a new round of investigations, but this time into something far more serious than the communist infiltration of Hollywood. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But this was it, what I had known was coming around the dark corner of my mind, had known and tried to tell the committee and which they had ignored. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only was Einarsson a member of the Icelandic committee that had helped secure Bobby’s release from imprisonment, he’d also been a leading banker before introducing the Visa credit card to Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was overruled by the match committee on the grounds that he’d failed to appear at the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He put the odds that this committee would pass on the legislation for a vote by the full house at “zero.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The architects worried that anyone who joined the fair would find himself in the grip of innumerable committees. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When that happened, a student repair committee would grab some staplers from the supply cabinet, and the room would shake as they pounded flat pieces of history back onto the wall. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “Whenever the committee pairs us with the Demons,” Hammie says, “it’s usually in a level that involves speed. Like Eight-Bit World, from two years ago.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Then you might have saved yourself the trouble and the committee this lost time," Brother Jack said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z An Air Force general blessed with the surname of Power warned a shaken Senate committee that the Russians could render this country defenseless with a missile strike lasting only thirty minutes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The pair we spotted when we first escaped the fog felt like a welcoming committee. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z More than five thousand Tule Lake inmates gathered outside the administrative area to peacefully support the negotiating committee. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The council created a committee to decide the best way forward. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The committee could not stop the evictions, but they did attempt to assist renters with small cash advances. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Mac had already discussed his plan with the communications committee, and although we both had reservations about Mac’s technique, we did not stop him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My school championed the carnival planning, led by Ms. Holly, who formed committees of students and volunteers from the local synagogue and Emily’s church. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Scythe Faraday only found fit to voice his opinion once—when it came to forming an immunity committee. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Some committee decided the theme should be Midnight in Paris, so there’s a huge Eiffel Tower made out of Christmas lights. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Bush said he thought it odd that he should be chairman, since he was not a physicist; Oppenheimer, the best choice, already had been named to the committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Stimson’s immediate goal was to obtain Truman’s permission to establish a committee devoted to these postwar issues. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Unable to make a decision, the matter was referred back to the committee for further study. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was for that reason that I assumed the Nobel committee would never consider the man who had started Umkhonto we Sizwe for the peace prize. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The thing was, I didn’t want to be on the dance committee. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The star witness was the committee’s chief investigator, who told of having ambled up to the Rad Lab’s hillside perimeter with a flashlight. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z While I told the committee that my colleagues had to be released unconditionally, I said the government could expect disciplined behavior from them after their release. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was apparently a big deal that we even got to perform; some committee had whittled down a stack of submissions and chosen, of the many, only ten acts to be onstage today. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Ida Wells-Barnett and the committee of black leaders were outraged at the absence of police protection. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The report issued by the committee following the October meeting was as uncompromising a brief against the Super as any that would emerge from a government panel. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, Stimson named a scientific panel to advise the committee: Ernest Lawrence, Robert Oppenheimer, Arthur Compton, and Enrico Fermi. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In April 1917, the Board appointed a committee of seven to orchestrate an all-out effort to keep blacks at bay. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They also expressed apprehension that the committee operated so independently. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Others are social only in the sense of being more or less congenial, meeting from time to time in committees, using social gatherings as ad hoc occasions for feeding and breed- ing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither Jenna nor I said anything, but Audrey didn’t notice as she told us about each of the girls on the committee. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z What is more, the members of the committee could be held personally responsible for all of this money because they had no legal authority to borrow or spend it. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The reception committee had organized a rally at the Grand Parade in Cape Town, a great open square that stretched out in front of the old City Hall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In due time this was prepared in mimeo graph form and sent routinely to all the committee members. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Of the twelve members of the committee, five were elsewhere, flogging some or another piece of legislation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The governor of Texas, Mark White, appointed Perot to head a committee on educational reform. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee overwhelmingly agreed and even pitched in to the college fund for the winner. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There were committees for the press, radio, film, transportation, public art, and the budget, each charged with separate responsibilities for extracting the maximum propaganda value from the games. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Soojin thought it was a great plan, and we asked her parents, who are on the steering committee of the church, for their help. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The neighborhood committee has voted her little brick-and-cement house by the sea as the primary lookout for Santa Teresa del Mar. From her porch, Celia could spot another Bay of Pigs invasion before it happened. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The decision was debated for some time, with committee members growing increasingly frustrated. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Fisher Ames of Massachusetts wondered out loud why the House had allowed itself to be drawn intoa debate over “abstract propositions” and now urged that the committee report be tabled. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But the manufacturer had the legal right to appeal and the case was accordingly reviewed by a committee. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I myself was one of the organizers and was elected to this newly constituted committee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One purchasing committee found a large department store which gave us wholesale rates on everything from underwear to baseball gloves. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z As he observed, if Vandenberg truly harbored doubts about Oppenheimer, why would he have appointed him to the committee in the first place? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Past the House of Elders, the place where the governing committee lived and studied. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to tell you because you would say no. As the chair of the mosque social committee, I have to be hospitable.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The three chosen apprentices were called one by one by Scythe Mandela, who presided over the bejeweling committee. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The other committees are working all around the room, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The magnitude of this responsibility and the courage of the committee members become clear when we learn that the majority of them were not wealthy. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z "You say nothing unless it is passed by the committee. Otherwise I suggest you keep saying the last thing you were told." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He was struck by the nonchalance of Lawrence’s decision making: there had been no search committee; no bureaucratic procedure or vetting of candidates. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Gas chromatography of air samples might reveal blips of difference between substances released over a Glasgow football match, a committee meeting on academic promotions, and a summer beach on Saturday afternoon, all highly important. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s filled with Agents and Junior Agents, with Director Van Helsing and the rest of the grading committee getting the last row to themselves. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Could this be the answer, could this be what the committee had planned, the answer to why they'd surrendered our influence to Ras? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z By honoring both the invention of an essential instrument for large-scale research and the creation of a laboratory model to put it to use, the Nobel committee validated a sea change in science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But the members of the committee wore him down, and he finally agreed to take the job—if she would. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised at the variety, but the committee wasn’t. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The authoring committee had been asked to “speculate on possible terrorist exploitation of a high category hurricane.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Fifteen years after it all happened, I sat by my radio in Atlanta listening to Senator Church and the special committee hearings on the Congo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew Mr. and Mrs. Allen; because they had all served together on the building committee when the old Lincoln School was torn down and the new one was built six years ago. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Long ago, somehow, some committee of scientists, prodded by footsore wives, found enough money to cover it with a layer of sand. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To take an example, he wanted the state of Utah to withhold federal income tax paid by Utah residents until a state committee determined which federal programs were constitutional. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Sensing that the GAC was poised to reject the Super, they worked to shore up support for the weapon well before the committee issued its report. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And the young scythe put forth for membership on the selection committee was voted down, because no one on that committee should be in anyone’s pocket. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Another group was trying to groom one of the younger scythes for a position on the selection committee, so that he might sway gleaning choices when they needed those choices swayed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A combination of these drafts was then circulated to different regions and committees for comments and questions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were trying to find the negotiating committee’s main leaders, who were hidden somewhere in the camp. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A committee duplicated the eight copies of The Landry News and sent sets of them along with the information sheet to every newspaper, radio, and TV station in the greater Chicago area. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The pink boy also got the nod from the Rhodes Scholarship committee. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z After a presentation of findings, the committee, which had read and analyzed the report in advance, let loose a barrage of questions and comments. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The committee also recommended more adequate controls to ensure that chemicals were adequately tested under field as well as laboratory conditions before being put on the market. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A committee was formed to lead efforts to protect black people from any further violence. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Without much discussion a committee formed made up of everyone there. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At the committee’s first meeting, they divided up the most important responsibilities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Show attendance will continue declining, and, with it, my profit margins. On top of that, the Kuhani and his committee of curmudgeons have denied my request for financial aid...” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After the Boston Tea Party, in 1773, when the anger of the American colonists against their British rulers began to spill over, dozens of committees and congresses of angry colonists sprang up around New England. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seems clear to me that there should be oversight for the granting of immunity, just as the selection committee provides oversight for gleaning.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Pulitzer committee praised “The Underground Railroad” as “a smart melding of realism and allegory that combines the violence of slavery and the drama of escape in a myth that speaks to contemporary America.” Colson Whitehead wins the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for 'The Underground Railroad' 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The likelihood of a causal relationship, the committee concluded, seemed remote. Jenny McCarthy’s new war on science: Vaccines, autism and the media’s shame 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Categories for the judging committees, each consisting of five members, will be fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature. Judges announced for National Book Awards 2013-04-01T15:39:14Z The 31-member trade committee in the European Parliament agreed the proposed agreement risked criminalizing individuals who download files like music or films from illegal torrent websites. European Union lawmakers reject global copyright pact 2012-06-21T14:11:02Z Under procedures that went into effect after the Romanian debacle, the shortlist is chosen partly by voters and partly by a committee, with another specially selected group choosing five from that list. The Carpetbagger: Dueling Weinstein Films and Other Subplots in the Foreign Film Race 2013-01-02T19:47:56Z That leaves the hospital’s heart transplant committee with an hour to decide who gets it. ‘The God Committee’ Review: At a Hospital, Judgment Day 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z The hearings of the Jan. 6 committee have been methodical yet visceral, like a PowerPoint presentation of a national near-death experience. The Jan. 6th hearings: Was the finale just the beginning? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Arriving in Canberra in 1964, Pitson implemented the recommendations of the joint select committee on parliamentary and government publications on all aspects of design, printing and distribution. John Pitson obituary 2011-02-20T17:57:51Z Congressional committee formed weeks after the hurricane to evaluate the efficacy of the response was blunt, asserting that, “Media hype of violence exacerbated public concerns and further delayed relief.” Finding peace in post-disaster Haiti 2013-05-26T14:00:00Z The Academy has since appointed several new members and set up a new prize committee, aiming to restore public confidence and retain the right to pick the winners of the world’s most prestigious literary award. Poet quits Swedish Academy after being found to leak Nobel winner... 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Spoiler alert: On Wednesday, a Seattle City Council committee kicked a proposal to expand and renovate Seattle Asian Art Museum up the chain to a full council vote, which will happen Monday. Seattle Asian Art Museum expansion plan heads to City Council 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Last year, parliament's social affairs committee proposed that $1.1 billion be dedicated to facilitating marriages but the motion did not pass in parliament. Rise in divorce in Iran linked to shift in status of women 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z “The Met cannot solve its difficult problems by turning its back on the artists who have built it over generations,” the committee said in the statement. The Metropolitan Opera Won’t Reopen for Another Year 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Chapin is also a member of the Tony Awards committee that will decide whether “Shuffle Along” is a new musical or a revival. Eyeing Tonys, ‘Shuffle Along’ Hopes to Be Classified a Revival 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z By late last month, according to one source, the committee had narrowed the pool to a group of three candidates, including Mr. Tinterow and the Frick’s chief curator, Colin Bailey — but not Mr. Wardropper. The Frick Collection Names a New Director 2011-05-19T15:04:30Z Although the parade committee's application for the March 11 event has been accepted, a permit is not issued until the organizers prepay for city services that include putting up barricades and parade-route signs. Parade organizers close to city agreement 2012-02-17T23:18:00Z An official in a propaganda office attached to the family-planning committee of Jiangsu province, near Shanghai on the east coast, confirmed the substance of the People’s Daily report, which was published Wednesday. China film director investigated for violating family-planning laws 2013-05-10T02:56:51Z “Members say they want to be more involved,” said Jeffrey Citron, a new member of the committee. At the Friars Club, When the Laughter Stopped 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z “We would fight like cats and dogs over every film we showed,” Ms. Keys, a former member of the selection committee, said in a phone interview. Joanne Koch, Who Led Lincoln Center’s Film Society, Dies at 92 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z I'm not sure what porkies Harry told the committee that runs the hall, but I wouldn't have thought a party for himself counted as a particularly good cause. Something for Nothing; The Route Masters: Running London's Roads; Iain Banks: Raw Spirit – TV review 2013-06-19T06:00:10Z In 1906, Mark Twain, dressed in his signature white suit, addressed the Senate patents committee as he argued for the extension of copyright protection. Don’t blame Jon Stewart for Donald Trump: Comedy Central didn’t make America fall for “fake news” and “post-truth” 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z The search committees will focus on personal qualities more than job titles, and attention will be given to individuals from film, broadcasting, design and other digital realms, he said. The Smithsonian is on a massive search for six new museum directors. Their work could reshape the institution for generations. 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z The prize committee lauded Metallica for their virtuoso ensemble playing and the reach of their music. Heavy metal band Metallica wins 2018 Polar Music Prize 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z But the association said it would now allow any journalist who would like to join to apply, and that new members will be selected by a credentials committee that will be comprised mainly of nonmembers. With the Golden Globes Tarnished, the Group Behind Them Adapts 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The committee decided the programme breached the Editorial Guidelines on accuracy. BBC rapped over Dan Snow documentary 2013-11-07T11:35:27Z His private member’s bill was debated in the House of Lords in June 2014 and reached the committee stage in parliament in January. Man who killed himself at Dignitas explains decision in film 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z In categories whose nominees are chosen by special committees, the results were on the bizarro side. 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