Word: developable
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...self-esteem of their students. When the kids have been told from Day One that they can do no wrong, when every grade in high school is assessed so as to make the kid feel good rather than to give an accurate measure of his work, the student can develop self-worth dangerously unrelated to the objective truth. He can then get deeply offended when he's told he is getting a C grade in college and become demoralized or extremely angry. Weak professors give in to the pressure--hence, grade inflation. Tough professors merely get exhausted trying to bring...
...heating up now that third-generation mobile phones are finally hitting the market. For now, the focus is on browser technology; the next stage, programmable phones, will spotlight mobile operating systems. Microsoft has made no secret of its ambitions in this area, announcing in 1999 that it would develop smart phones based on a scaled-down version of its ubiquitous Windows. The first wide-scale deployment of phones running Microsoft's software is expected to come later this month through Orange, the pan-European mobile firm owned by France Telecom. But most of the major handset manufacturers - including Nokia, Sony...
...Manoukian Foundation and KSG are also working together to develop a custom program for Armenian officials that focuses specifically on Armenian issues. The location and details of this program have not yet been decided, according...
...deadly technology. “I have no doubt today,” Clinton maintained, “that left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will use these terrible weapons again.” Just for emphasis, he added this forceful affirmation: “Mark my words, he will develop weapons of mass destruction. He will deploy them, and he will use them...
Boston College earned more corner kicks than Harvard but too often wasted them by utilizing slow-to-develop short options, which ultimately weren’t any more effective than deep throw-ins. The Eagles wasted several fine crosses during the second half as well...