Word: bulks
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...walked as quickly as I could out of the station, reflexively seeking out the comforting bulk of my office building in the nearby skyline, pushing through crowds until I reached the familiar doors. Then I stopped, suddenly paralyzed by another thought: What makes me think I?m any safer here than I was in the subway, or on the street or in a restaurant having dinner...
...Diego, Calif., whose student body was then more than 95% white, to open its doors to 500 minority students. Many of the school's more affluent families fled, as did several of the most experienced teachers. Clairemont quickly moved to create "special" classes for the new students, the bulk of whom were two or more years behind grade level. Swanson, then 35 and chair of Clairemont's English department, resisted. She persuaded the principal to put 30 of the incoming freshmen in the school's most difficult classes, provided they would meet with her for a period...
...Decades later, Kang saw a less laudable side. During the 1997 presidential campaign, Kim knew he couldn't win enough seats to govern because the bulk of his support was in Cholla. So he joined with ultra-conservative Kim Jong Pil, the United Liberal Democrats party leader who bolted from the ruling coalition last week. Many saw it as a pact with the devil. In 1961, J.P. (as he is known) had set up the notorious Korean Central Intelligence Agency, which harassed the future President and regularly interrogated and tortured his aides. (J.P. was Prime Minister when Kim was kidnapped...
...events in the Middle East have helped politicize European Jews, the repercussions of that unrest at home have reinforced the need for increased vigilance. According to the World Jewish Congress, incidents of anti-Semitic violence in Europe have tripled since the start of this latest intifadeh and "the bulk of these have been attributed to Muslims who wish to demonstrate their solidarity with [the Palestinians]." Representatives of both French and British Jewish groups hasten to say they have no quarrel with their Muslim compatriots and both communities have forged ties with local Muslim organizations in efforts to promote understanding...
...plant, which generates steam through burning oil, is of great importance to the University because it currently produces the bulk of the steam that is used on Harvard’s Cambridge and Allston campuses. Harvard would continue to use the plant to produce the campus’ steam after any acquisition...