Word: deters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with God. Instead of pledging to increase financial aid this year, Harvard pledged close to nothing (our offers would remain within "shouting distance" of those of other schools, promised President Neil L. Rudenstine). And now the results are in. Not only did the College's higher prices fail to deter students from enrolling; the percentage of admitted students choosing to matriculate actually increased. Selling Harvard, it seems, is something like selling insulin. People are going to buy it no matter how much it costs...
...children (the four who were killed and the two who shot them). Whatever factors led Mitchell Johnson, 13, and Andrew Golden, 11, to fire on their fellow students should be sought out and eliminated. The death penalty is not the issue in this case. How do you deter an anomaly? JULIUS ZIMMERMAN Richmond Heights, Ohio...
Despite their different characters, committees face the same dilemma--randomized students didn't choose their House, may not like the House, and both factors may deter them from participating in House events (traditional or not). Committees have to choose whether to encourage new residents to get to know and love the character of the House, or to let the House and its character adjust to the present needs of new residents...
...Giuliani showed us that cameras can effectively deter violent crime, and Cambridge needs to follow his lead," Despotes said...
...production of skin tissue for grafting purposes or perfectly-matched bone marrow are two of the most commonly mentioned benefits of human cloning, and scientists fear Seed's proclamation will deter their efforts to develop such potentially life-saving derivatives, casting them as monsters and mad scientists...