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...this year may be the easiest ever to attain admission to Chem...
Once again the five-hurdle race to attain a coveted place in one of this country's medical schools is in full swing...
...Teachers, headed by powerful, blustering Albert Shanker, reached an agreement with the Board of Education. The board dropped demands for more work from teachers, promised to hire 1,200 more security guards, and gave in on a few other points, such as reducing the number of years needed to attain tenure from five to three. The board also agreed to pay raises that were small for beginning teachers but made experienced ones the best paid in the nation. In the contract's third year, a teacher with advanced degrees and 7½ years of experience will earn...
...said that students can attain their aspirations with the help of a college education although he emphasized that other experiences--factory work or travel--are equally valid...
...groups recognize that unity is essential for victory, but they have yet to agree on a way to attain the necessary cohesion. And the Portuguese aren't about to help out. They play off one group against the others, much as they fomented tribal wars in the previous five centuries of their involvement in Angola...