Word: bonus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Women who take estrogen to control symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of osteoporosis may be reaping an unexpected bonus: estrogen seems to lessen the risk of Alzheimer's or to decrease its severity in those...
Spartichino added that he is also concerned about traffic, and the open space bonus, which allows a firm to "develop more density on their property or receive more floor area" if they help develop the open space...
...received scant attention. But it is not all that surprising. The silence may simply reflect the ironic fact that NAFTA supporters are almost as guilty as Perot of fanning xenophobic flames to make their case. This apparent compromise recognizes that the current political climate rewards xenophobic rhetoric--and grants bonus points for bashing Mexico or Japan. Events like the World Trade Center bombing, Chinese immigrant-smuggling and reports Mexican immigrant soaking up tax-funded service in California have turned public mood against one of America's most cherished traditions: its open borders. The lingering effects of the recession and resentment...
Contestants are asked a wide variety of questions from all academic fields in two rounds. In the toss-up rounds, a question is asked to both teams and the first member to answer it correctly earns his or her team an opportunity to answer a bonus round question...
...bonus round, team members may confer before answering questions. Teams earn points for answering questions correctly and lose points when they answer incorrectly...