Word: bulks
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...Please see hardcopy of magazine.] ROUNDS 1 2 3 4 ISSUE Party Unity Grabbing the Spotlight Guilt by Association Public Misstatements ACTION Many who supported Hillary Clinton--except for a few holdouts--have switched their allegiance to Barack Obama, and the candidate is using his vast war chest to bulk up his already huge staff. Meanwhile, John McCain still lags in support from the donors and religious conservative leaders who helped George W. Bush. But he did get his daughter Meghan to register as a Republican. Taking frequent days off from the stump hasn't helped McCain, but there...
...against Allied finally started to pay off (the company's stock is down 50% over the past year), and Einhorn began shorting Bear and Lehman--the smallest and least diversified of Wall Street's big firms. These companies once made all their money off commissions and fees, but the bulk of their profits in recent years has come from making bets. At Lehman Bros., trading and investing on the firm's own account contributed about 60% of its $6 billion in pretax profits last year. Key to these profits is leverage, a.k.a. debt. But with high leverage comes high risk...
...Though final decisions on which programs will relocate may be a while off, the bulk, like systems biology, will be picked for their interdisciplinary nature, a recent focus of University science planners...
...Giant bins and buckets filled with split peas, bulgher wheat, and dried beans crowd the dining room walls. Bulk food is bought weekly, and the freezer boasts vegan treats like cartons of organic, non-dairy ice cream. The students bake their own bread daily...
...that it is barely recognizable. Programs of education abroad, participation in scientific, political and economic enterprises at home and abroad, and a spectacular opening to the arts and cultures of the U.S. and of the world now risk relegating to the sidelines what should be the essence and the bulk of the University’s activities: teaching and research...