Word: boosting
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...federal government gave proponents of the medical use of marijuana a small boost on Friday when the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the White House?s hard-nosed Office of National Drug Policy, issued new guidelines that make it easier for researchers to obtain marijuana. The department said it will now provide legitimate scientists with top-grade marijuana grown on government land on a "cost-reimbursement basis." The new government rules are far less than some researchers might wish -- no funding accompanies the new policy, evidently -- and they are certainly much less than what Californians voted...
...period of readjustment to a mixed-sex environment. But I would argue that such pitfalls can be overcome, both with the "highly awkward social functions" mentioned by Chang and by integration later in life--interaction that is enhanced by the confidence and self-respect gained beforehand. The "self-esteem boost" provided by the single-sex environment is not a short-term benefit, as suggested by Chang. Rather, such self-assurance gained early in life can become a vibrant force for years to come, and, I believe, will remain a vital component of personality throughout life. As a result...
...period of readjustment to a mixed-sex environment. But I would argue that such pitfalls can be overcome, both with the "highly awkward social functions" mentioned by Chang and by integration later in life--interaction that is enhanced by the confidence and self-respect gained beforehand. The "self-esteem boost" provided by the single-sex environment is not a short-term benefit, as suggested by Chang. Rather, such self-assurance gained early in life can become a vibrant force for years to come, and, I believe, will remain a vital component of personality throughout life. As a result...
Instead of upping financial aid per student, which this governmental measure was intended to do, the University will instead decrease the aid it gives to students who receive Pell Grants, cutting its cost of financial aid. Why deprive students of this extra financial boost? Because, the University argues, it already meets the students' demonstrated needs...
...kick-started by balancing the federal government's then blood-red budget books. A credible deficit reduction plan would please the bond market, the former arbitrageur argued, and that would translate into lower long-term interest rates. That in turn would stimulate the economy, which would in turn boost tax revenues, which would in turn make deficit reduction a reality. It's known as a "virtuous cycle." Six years later (with an assist from the Gingrich Republicans) the surplus is over $100 billion...