In addition to various disciplines and university departments fighting over prospective students, the future of British education seems to assume far more competition between institutions.
Mattis now assumes a far more operational role for his former benefactor: as Defense Secretary, he oversees the provision of lucrative Pentagon contracts, which are poised to get much more lucrative in light of Trump's announcement that additional US forces would be deployed in the 16-year-old conflict.
Politics since 2000 has focused far less on changing people's minds than we assumed, and far more about modifying their behaviors.
The financial markets, Mr. Greenspan said, "have been assuming a far more rapid snap back than I frankly think is likely to happen".
Her reverence for the delights of family life was perhaps as intense as Disney's, but her opinion about the shape such a life might assume was far more nuanced.
Then he assumed a far more terrifying role: as commandant of the S-21 detention centre, overseeing the torture of some 14,000 adults and children, before they were carted off to the "killing fields".
Mr. Rawash, a 21-year-old engineer, is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has assumed a far more prominent role in the protests since Sunday, organizing prayers in the square and largely keeping to themselves.
In general, Fisher has assumed a far more hands-on role than the typical player-president — issuing memos, scheduling meetings and becoming the union's primary face and voice during the lockout.
Sea power, which historically has not figured prominently in Chinese history, is thus assuming a far more significant role in China's strategic thinking.
