Word: demanding
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...such as housing starts, home sales and the Case-Shiller home price index, started to show signs of month-over-month improvement for the first time since 2006 and homebuilders reported fewer cancellations and write-downs. Also, the federal tax credit for first-time buyers contributed to the improved demand for builders that make entry-level homes...
...Harvard's tuition has been upped just 3.5 percent (still above the near-zero inflation rate to compensate for higher demand for financial aid), financial aid funding has risen 18 percent, and President Faust and Dean Smith have reaffirmed that financial aid will not take a hit despite greater fiscal constraints...
...shrinks domestic routes, other political problems might emerge" as prefectural airports lose traffic and money, says Hosoya. In the past, the government has typically propped up airlines to maintain routes and the number of airports - which are often a source of local pride rather than a reflection of traveler demand. "Basically, the country is losing money to save the network," Hosaya says. Soon it may be losing money to save its largest airline...
...demand my right to food quickly and efficiently, and I feel that Harvard is not listening to my needs as a student and a human being," said one anonymous sophomore...
...said that the results of this study may apply to students, too. “Students at Harvard are preparing for careers in which creativity is essential,” de Graaf said. “They need time to reflect and refocus. Our culture’s constant demand and “now-now” pressures don’t give them these sorts of breaks.” While Perlow acknowledged that the study’s results could be superficially applied to Harvard students, she said that the greater implications related to how teams...