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Draining and distracting
draining and distracting = ?
German Fulbright Commission = the committee of a college teaching German?
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In some respects, the independent spirit of the American university that foreigners admire comes down to dollars and cents. All U.S. colleges, private and public alike, must fight vigorously to stay alive. They compete not only for students but also for faculty and research grants. Such competition, though draining and distracting, can stimulate creativity and force administrators to remain attentive to student needs. "U.S. students pay for their education," says Ulrich Littmann, head of the German Fulbright Commission, "and demand a commensurate value for what they-or their parents-pay."
German Fulbright Commission = the committee of a college teaching German?
Context:
In some respects, the independent spirit of the American university that foreigners admire comes down to dollars and cents. All U.S. colleges, private and public alike, must fight vigorously to stay alive. They compete not only for students but also for faculty and research grants. Such competition, though draining and distracting, can stimulate creativity and force administrators to remain attentive to student needs. "U.S. students pay for their education," says Ulrich Littmann, head of the German Fulbright Commission, "and demand a commensurate value for what they-
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The competition is draining. It drains the energy out of you. It is tiring, exhausting .
- The competition is draining.
- It drains the energy out of you.
- It is tiring, exhausting .
- S.
- The competition is distracting.
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The competition is draining. It drains the energy out of you. It is tiring, exhausting. It uses up the resources of the educational institutions in the U.S.
The competition is distracting. It diverts attention from the main business of these institutions - the business of educating students. Instead attention is drawn away from education and toward the
The competition is distracting. It diverts attention from the main business of these institutions - the business of educating students. Instead attention is drawn away from education and toward the
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