Word: claim
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...target: college campuses. Starting with a pilot program at New York City's Columbia University, RecycleBank is putting special kiosks in cafeterias and dorms. Each student gets a RecycleBank card and takes their recycling to the closest kiosk, where they swipe their card, weigh their recycling and claim their points. The campus model required a little tweaking on Gonen's part - the dorm kiosks, he notes, are prank-proof (you can douse them in beer, and they'll still work) - but it's been an early success at Columbia, where school officials are happy for any way to green their...
...motivated people involved. “At the same time,” she added, “it’s really fun.” Though O’Brien placed 33 out of 92 in her age group while Fallon placed 18 out of 38, both claim that what matters most is the experience of what O’Brien calls the “Irish dancing bubble.” Neither consciously made the World competition the goal; O’Brien says that she wasn’t even listening attentively when the qualifiers...
...Pakistanis and Bangladeshis cannot claim lack of education prior to immigration as an excuse for their lack of progress either. Immigrants from the Caribbean arrived three generations ago, around the same time as the main influx of Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants, with over 70 percent lacking education. The number of Caribbean Britons lacking education is now less than 25 percent...
...Kibaki rejected Odinga's claim, and maintained he was willing to negotiate. "They are the ones who do not want the coalition," said government spokesman Alfred Mutua. "How can they walk out of talks and make demands? Demands are made at the negotiating table...
...Zimbabwe Election Commission eventually endorsed the M.D.C.'s claim of victory in parliament, giving it 109 seats to Zanu-PF's 97. The commission still hasn't announced the presidential result, but the M.D.C. has declared that its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, won 50.3% of the vote-an outright victory that would make a run-off unnecessary. The idea that the Zanu-PF might secretly concur with that assessment gathered strength Sunday when, with the Election Commission still sitting on the official tally, the ruling party demanded a recount...