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To: jbe who wrote (3388)	11/6/1999 5:39:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke	Respond to of 4711

Joan: I agree "people" can be used with a singular verb. We just don't see it except in older documents. (In checking, I read that Hamilton may never have actually said that the people "is a great beast.") I always thought that phrase had a nice ring to it. So much for history. Thanks for giving us a clear explanation of the grammar involved in our discussion. And, for what it's worth, I share your opinion of Mr. Bush as a lightweight. The state of American politics, especially in light of the corruption of our current administration, is indeed sad. But that's another story, as they say. Jack

To: jbe who wrote (3388)	11/6/1999 10:52:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

Sorry, Joan, the guy may be an airhead, but he's "our airhead." And Bradley is a nice guy, but I just can't support national health insurance. No offense, I hope.

To: jbe who wrote (3388)	11/14/1999 7:51:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

Joan, something I read recently. A study was conducted of the graduates of Harvard Business school. The idea was to find out whether there was a correlation between a students GPA and their success in business after graduation. They looked at a variety of different time frames and discovered that the most successful graduates came from the slightly above average GPA pool. They sighted factors such as communications and relationship building skills, as being far more important when promoting leaders in organizations. Just thought you would find it interesting. The study was published in the Harvard Business Review about a year ago. I believe the article was entitled "Traits of successful leaders". Michael p.s. Since this is the grammar thread, please correct me on any sentence structure or word usage so that I may learn to write better.