Word: anxious
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...cold cynicism” of the program alienates people from the values it was meant to support. Many parents asked that the school district provide more detailed information about how and why decisions are made, as well as inform families earlier to help reduce the anxious waiting period. Some voiced concerns about the effects of a long commute on their children, suggesting that the algorithm be tweaked to allow parents to prioritize factors—like geographical distance or educational programs—on their preference form. A few parents advocated a return to the neighborhood schools system. Some were...
...Crimson kept the pressure on, earning four penalty corners and seven shots in the second half. “The second half was definitely stronger,” Dickson said. “We were more composed. Because it was the first Ivy League game, we were pretty anxious to get out there, but I think we settled down a bit.” The game appeared to be heading to overtime before Harvard drew the penalty stroke and Dickson capitalized on the shot. “Carly is great. She works so hard all the time...
...winning Best Picture at last year’s Academy Awards for “No Country for Old Men” made Joel and Ethan Coen anxious about producing a worthy follow-up, you wouldn’t know it. Their latest effort, “Burn After Reading,” does not attempt to surpass their previous films, nor does it depart radically from their filmmaking style. Like many Coen brothers’ movies, it features a roster of oddball characters, an outlandish conspiracy, and a considerable amount of dramatic irony. Unfortunately, “Burn After...
...China's latest food-safety scandal continued to widen Sep. 18, hundreds of anxious parents lined up at Beijing's Children's Hospital to have their babies examined for possible kidney stones caused by toxic milk powder. It was the second day since the government ordered free checkups and treatments for sick babies, and over 500 parents had rushed to the hospital by 11 a.m. Thursday morning - so many that those who arrived at noon had no choice but to go home...
...protector of his country's sovereignty and nervous about rising anti-American sentiment, Pakistan's army chief issued an unprecedented warning in response to the raid. "No external force is allowed to conduct operations inside Pakistan," Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said. The statement was cheered by an anxious public and, in a sign of the military's influence, it was echoed by leading members of the government who had, until then, been reluctant to speak on the issue...