Word: alterative
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...made some progress on this long-term journey.” With the reauthorization of the No Child Left Act of 2001—which aimed to close the racial achievement gap—expected later this year, the Obama administration may see an opportunity to alter the way national education policy addresses the achievement gap issue. Ferguson said there is widespread support for transitioning to a model of accountability that measures relative gains in achievement compared to past years rather than relying on the absolute benchmarks currently in use. “It is not just about rules...
...full-scale economic revival. Japan's March exports to the U.S., for example, were less than half the amount sold a year earlier. Société Générale's Maguire says that he is encouraged by the recent figures, but not enough to drastically alter his outlook on Asia's overall growth. "We've definitely seen the low, the worst of the collapse of demand," says Maguire, "but we shouldn't be looking at a V-shaped recovery." In a time of gloom and doom, Asia will take any good news...
...knew was that this is clearly not a decision I should be making for another human being. What school he attends, what he eats, which bouncy seat he should bounce in - sure. Whether to alter your genitals for aesthetic reasons is a question meant for your mid-20s at Burning...
Wray lets Will tell his own story half the time, and gives the other half to Detective Ali Lateef, who’s leading the subway-centric manhunt. The novel is ripe with divergent identities: Will and his alter ego, “Lowboy”; his mother Yda and Lowboy’s name for her, “Violet;” Lateef and his given name, “Rufus White.” The alternating perspectives of the narrative themselves constitute a sort of double identity, mirroring the dynamic between the world of institutions above ground...
...sort of. It replaced the 1,100 posters in its Métro campaign with alternative ones showing Tautou as Chanel sans tabac. The original ads won't go to waste - they have been deployed as planned beyond the confines of the Métro. But in refusing to alter its depiction of Chanel wielding one of her beloved cigarettes, Warner Bros. rejected a revisionist compromise that others have been forced to make...