Acknowledging that some of Mr. West's scholarly activities have been the object of fierce debate, scholars say his participation at the conference, which is sponsored by the graduate school's Center for the Humanities, should not be a source of contention.
Competition for participation in Y Combinator may be fierce, but the company is always looking for the next great idea.
The last participation agreement ended in June amid fierce dispute between the two camps over funding and control.
Google encountered fierce opposition from young engineers to the company's participation in Project Maven, a program to improve how drones recognize and select their targets.
The very fact of the participation of Wilder's party in these negotiations caused fierce discussions in political circles.
There has been fierce resistance to that movement, especially in the United States, where many see American participation in international courts as a threat to sovereignty.
There's a fierce loyalty bordering on religious zealotry that connects college football fans, and like fiercely religious types, the principle requirement for participation is belief.
In my own department, postgraduates range from fierce supporters of the UCU – with the escalating pay struggle in some cases inspiring greater participation in the union – to GTAs who have stated that they would, if asked, work for free.
They choose their own roles, working as often or as little as they like; their agents negotiate the fees, which may include profit participation as well as salary, and the competition to win the largest purse in town is fierce.
Then, we are bombarded by the fierce tyranny of universal access - where anyone with our techno-coordinates feels entitled to our attention and participation, regardless of our ability or desire to be available for anything or anyone.
In Britain, where fierce competition between national dailies probably rules out all-encompassing pay walls, newspapers nonetheless charge for crossword tips and participation in fantasy sport leagues.
