Word: clamorous
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...have to worry much. The echo of political turmoil in distant markets might be barely audible when Wall Street is roaring like Niagara Falls. But for those invested overseas--through mutual funds or directly, in stocks--the noise would be more like a foghorn in their bedroom. The clamor of social, political and economic uncertainty just might send prices cascading lower...
These programs are about to be put to the test, however. Many AIDS patients had become so used to the idea that antiviral treatments don't work that they didn't bother to apply for assistance. But as word of the effectiveness of the new drugs spreads, the current clamor for protease inhibitors is likely to become a roar. Already, the Washington, D.C., ADAP has begun turning down requests for new prescriptions. The increased demand on ADAP funding is expected to cause an estimated $100 million shortfall by March of next year...
...playground, in any nursery school, Brittany Abshire and West Redington would blend in perfectly with the other kids and the schoolyard clamor. Brittany, 2 1/2, is a chubby, mischievous chatterbox, and West, who turned one in August, is a grinning, inquisitive toddler who loves clambering up steps and the back of the sofa. As far as the world can see, there is nothing special about either of them. Wonderfully ordinary though they may be, however, young West and Brittany were conceived under extraordinary circumstances by parents who could barely believe the feat was possible. Just five years ago, in fact...
...rigorous standards of individual excellence, and more and more according to the diverse backgrounds and experiences they can import into the student body. In other facets of the university as well, variety is prevailing over quality. Witness the accelerating proliferation of concentrations, special concentrations and sub-concentrations, and the clamor for even more, such as ethnic studies...
...experience worthwhile is the intern...Culture." Apparently, flocking from all over the country, the 200 interns in the program are anxious to mix and mingle with fellow aspiring politicians and often stretch their workdays into long nights of play, usually at a trendy area pub. On weekends, they clamor into tour buses to see the monuments and museums. Cliques form. You're either...