Word: apartness
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...importance of House dining in creating viable communities. Also, relying on extracurricular activities and friendships from high school is unwise because of the inherent instability of these kinds of communities. Student organizations lose their appeal with time, as their leadership and priorities change, and high school friends grow apart in college. Strong House communities are vital because they are a safety net—when students can profit from the acquaintance and friendship of hundreds of housemates, their chances of emerging safely from the collapse of friendships or changes in activities increase dramatically...
...about a year of painstaking negotiations to put together. The secretary, say sources privy to what happened at the meeting, also wasn't thrilled when Hyde told her the first hearing he planned on the India deal would be with outside experts-some of whom would certainly pick it apart. Four days later, on March 13, Hyde issued a press release announcing hearings, which said: "This is a complex agreement with profound implications for U.S. and global interests. Congress will need to take a close look at its many provisions in order to come to an informed decision...
...same team,” Steve said. “We were ‘the Cohen twins,’ from third grade until eighth grade. We were twins for five years.”“We’re really thirteen months apart,” Greg said. “But for this team, we were thirteen minutes apart.”If not for an inch and twenty pounds or so, the ‘Cohen twins’ might have more of a ring to it.What does have a nice ring? The Rescue...
...question, in point of fact, at the core of their country's failings. The oil-rich nation, many Nigerians contend, will never "work" because, like so many troubled African countries, it is not a coherent whole but an artificial, colonial fusion of different cultures and ethnicities constantly pulling apart...
...census could well further fuel ethnic tensions ahead of presidential elections due to take place in two years. If that happens, and Africa's giant falls apart yet again, one number is certain to shoot up - the price...