I think because some of the greatest actors of our time are students of this system. Like, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Every time I watch a DVD , I watch it twice . First I just watch the movie and then I watch it with the director/actor(s)/commentary on. I say that to say this, in the commentary for the movie "The Departed" they were talking about how great Jack Nicholson was in using Stanislavski system to improv many of his lines and in the directors opinion made the movie better.
"Board of Directors" is a singular (one board) compound noun that takes a singular verb.Think of it as 'a special group' of directors. The group may be large or small.Example: "The board is meeting this afternoon. (is= singular verb)But when talking about 'the directors', they may be large or small, or of varying sizes!Example: "The directors are meeting this afternoon." (are = plural verb)COMPANY / CORPORATE LAWA company has a Board of Directors. It is clearly singular. Therefore singular verbs and singular pronouns are used when referring to 'a board' or 'the Board' of Directors.Examples of usage:"The World Bank Group has four Boards of Directors. ... Each Board of Directors is responsible for the conduct of ..." -The World Bank"The MCC Board of Directors is composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of ..." -Millennium Challenge Corporation, USA"If the board of directors has judged that a member bank is performing or behaving poorly, it will report this to the Board of Governors." -WikiPedia - Federal Reserve System"The exercise by the board of directors of its powers ..." -WikiPedia - Board of Directors"The board of directors generally sets broad corporate policy ..." - FreeDictionary.comNOTE that the verbs 'is', 'has', 'it', 'its' and 'sets' are all singular forms.PLURALThe plural of 'board of directors' is 'boards of directors / Boards of Directors"Some directors may serve on a numbers of different Boardsof Directors, that is, they have directorships with more than one company.EXAMPLES OF USAGEBoards of Directors are responsible for ...If boards of directors have judged ... they will report ...The exercise by boards of directors of theirpowers ...Boards of directors generally set broad corporate policy. etc
The board of directors and its audit committee have responsibility for making sure the internal control system within the organization is adequate
The CPA rules, the tax laws, and the rules set by company management and Board of Directors.
Napoleon Bonaparte teamed up with two other directors (one of them Abbe Sieyes) and overthrew the other directors in a coup d' etat. The directory system was then abolished, and the consulate of France was established with Napoleon as first consul for a ten year term. He was essentially a military dictator.
The Federal Reserve System is administered by a Board of Governors. They are selected by the directors of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks, and the Federal Open Market Committee.
Welford S. Farmer has written: 'Federal Reserve bank directors' -- subject(s): Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
Unfortunately, the directors of the school system has been lowering their academic standards. As such, U.S. academic standards are considered quite simple in most other industrialized nations.
In return for its investment, however, a member bank receives a 6 percent annual dividend and the right to vote in elections of directors of its Reserve Bank.
The cast of The System - 2005 includes: Andre Rodriguez as Phil
Kim J. Pimley was appointed Chairman of the Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) Board of Trustees on March 24, 2014. Gerard A. Compito, MD took her old position as Chairman of the PHCS Foundation Board of Directors.
The cast of Sound System - 2002 includes: Meteks as Has themselves
The cast of The System - 1964 includes: Catherine Crier as Herself (host)