Word: distantly
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...like more than half the families on the reservation--is probably poor. What's more, the calories you consume stick around, since you're not doing much to burn them off. Your school is probably too far away for you to reach it on foot. Playmates may be similarly distant. And don't even think about parks or playgrounds--multiple studies over the past several years have shown that low-income communities tend to have fewer recreational areas. Though it's all outside your control, nearly every aspect of your environment is pushing you toward gaining weight--which...
...Consequently, most departmental classes–especially those that don’t count for Cores–never see students from far distant concentrations. When I whimsically decided to take two English classes, I suspected I would be one of the only non-humanities students in my section. I was right. Both times...
...Princeton—boats that had beaten the Black and White earlier in the season—and Wisconsin, whom Radcliffe had defeated earlier in the varsity eight race. The Black and White finished three seconds out of third place and nine seconds behind the Badgers. Radcliffe took a distant third in the second varsity eight, second in the third varsity four, and last in the novice eight.An intersession training trip to Florida set Radcliffe on track for a stellar spring that helped the crew adjust to the waves of change that swept through the program in the fall...
...This is no easy task. In dealing with a strange and distant place, there is a great risk of simplification. Policy makers and the public want an easily digestible analysis, distinguishing good from bad and recommending blanket action. Academics who insist on a nuanced view are often sidelined. Their role in framing the debate is then filled by an obliging but inexpert press, which resorts to dismissive stereotypes when their Manichean analysis breaks down...
...early 1990s, a new generation of students with more distant memories of Vietnam took in stride draft registration as a condition for receiving federal financial...