Word: almost
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...about the apparently glaring contradiction; the GOP rank and file sound worried. Under nocircumstances? "That's kind of an absolute statement," fretted Illinois representative Ray LaHood. Added Indiana representative Mark Souder, "If the impression comes out that we're into Social Security but not admitting it, that's almost worse than [spending the money...
...Almost a quarter of the 200-some students enrolled in MIT's introductory accounting class last year were cross-registered from Harvard. According to the registrar's office at MIT, after ROTC, accounting draws the most Harvard students to their campus...
Students said that some of the theories that Hawking expounded--that the universe was really made up of 10 or 11 tightly wound dimensions, for example--seemed almost inconceivable...
Probably most indicative of the Ivy League's stricter admissions policies is the trend away from flexible early action admissions to binding early decision admissions. One by one, almost all members of the Ivy League have changed their admissions policies, making an already rigorous and stressful process confining and restrictive as well. By requiring students to select and literally bind themselves to a particular institution as early as October of their senior year in high school, early decision curtails students' response to personal growth during those last months at home with regard to college decisions...
...difficult to determine which club is best. Almost all of them have members who love each other, address each others' fears about body image, provide good academic advising, and support exploring sexuality and gender boundaries. Our advice is, punch them all, and determine which one fits you best. And remember, during punch season members may all seem like arrogant lugs, but underneath all they want is to give and receive hugs...