Word: acquirees
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The unions are dismissive of alternative certification for people who want to teach--liberal arts graduates or people from other industries--without having to acquire teaching degrees. Advocates of alternative certification like Silber push it as a way to increase the number and quality of interested teachers. But while 100...
Nuclear crises don't usually come as complete surprises. Nations hungry to acquire the power of mass death will steal and cheat and lie to achieve their ambition, but millions are spent on high-tech spying to divine the telltale signs well before any nuclear adventurism occurs. Not this time...
Today the world counts on arms-control regimes, an interlocking set of treaties that come with inspections and punishments, to keep down the nuclear head count, notably the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty signed by 149 nations and the 1970 nonproliferation treaty signed by 185 countries. These treaties do work...
Everyone else gloomily girds for a new arms race. "Other countries will see this as an open invitation to try to acquire the technology," warns Defense Secretary William Cohen. Clinton is especially hurt at the nuclear breakout: a cherished presidential legacy, significantly turning back the nuclear clock, will not be...
As in many businesses, acquiring customers is expensive, so holding on to them is vital. Ameritrade spent $25 million to add 50,000 new accounts in the fourth quarter last year, bringing its total to more than 200,000. That's $500 for each new account, well above the $300...