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...hardwood. But when the final whistle sounds and the stands have long since emptied, Dalton continues to provide a model for the underclassmen to emulate.“Kyle hasn’t had the in-the-game role that every player wants, but it has never put a dent in her work ethic,” Delaney-Smith says. “She’s always like, ‘What do I need to do?’ and ‘How do I need to do it?’ What better mentor and role...
Taking a cue from earlier interventions that singled out one factor or another and failed to make a dent in the problem, the March of Dimes is trying what medical director Dr. Nancy Green calls a "kitchen-sink approach." Much of its focus is on the nuts and bolts of a healthy pregnancy: screening for bacterial infections, watching for signs of domestic violence, discouraging alcohol consumption, encouraging smoking cessation (1 in 4 pregnant women in Kentucky smokes), monitoring weight gain and nutritional intake and, when necessary, giving drugs to prevent preterm labor. Weekly injections of a progesterone-based drug after...
These stipulations might make a dent in the potential revenue that research institutions such as Harvard could derive from innovations like Edwards’. But those restrictions could also save schools from the ethical dilemma that has dogged Harvard’s rival...
...That sum will only make a dent in the production’s total operating expenses. “We’re always right on the edge of being over budget,” says Keller...
...much credit to the electorate. Ford had opened a small lead at the time, and I dismissed the pundits who argued that the polls were overestimating the willingness of white voters to endorse a black candidate. The ad's obvious appeal to racist stereotypes won't make a dent, I thought...