Word: bulks
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...According to an extensive new study of more than 1,364 preschoolers, kids who spend the bulk of their early years in the company of anyone but their mothers are more likely to exhibit aggressive behavior once they get to kindergarten. The length of separation was a major factor: Researchers found that the more time kids spent away from their mothers, the more likely they were to develop behavioral problems...
...There are some interdepartmental funds for which there are interdepartmental committees, but for entering students the bulk of financial aid is decided at the departmental level" Berg says. "In Ph.D. programs the admissions decisions are all made by the departmental admissions committees-often by individual Faculty members since the Ph.D. program usually requires working with a particular advisor or Faculty member...
...negligible increase in the CPI, the smallest rise in seven months, which is not unexpected in a slowdown. The bad news is that there's obviously no room for companies to raise prices to try and bulk up their profits, and that's going to keep the corporate earnings outlook pretty grim for a while. The good news is that this would seem to give the Fed tremendous latitude to cut rates quickly...
...Meanwhile, on the newly liberated bookshelves in my current apartment, Betty Friedan mixes happily with Joe Klein, who abuts Rosamunde Pilcher. As for Bridget, she's ensconced safely next to the comforting bulk of Anna Karenina...
...impact on Bollinger's bottom line was almost as dramatic. After two years of using the software, the company says its purchasing system--which aggregates orders for all the shipyards and buys in bulk--has saved $5.9 million. The payroll system has saved $700,000 more in staffing expenses. And Bollinger has identified an additional $450,000 in savings throughout the company attributable to the new software. Total savings: $7.05 million. Not bad for a $3 million investment. Bollinger spent the money during flush times, but CFO Michael Ellis says he would do the same thing today. And plenty...