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...opposite trends: the gradual slowing down of the growth rate in the developed nations, and the rapid acceleration of the rate in the developing countries. The experience of the developed countries gave rise to the theory of the demographic transition. It holds that societies tend to move through three distinct demographic stages: 1) high birth rates and high death rates, resulting in near stationary populations; 2) high birth rates but declining death rates, producing growing populations; and finally, 3) low birth rates and low death rates, re-establishing near stationary populations...
Indeed, the fact that the game will be played in Cambridge is a distinct Dartmouth advantage, as the Crimson hasn't won here in well over a year, yet hasn't lost on the road since...
...irrevocably committed to Israel's survival. Another Middle East war-potentially more devastating than all four previous ones-would be a cruel tragedy for Israelis and Arabs alike and a crushing blow to American interests in the area. Yet such a war remains a distinct, though distant possibility...
...recently replaced the tapestry's linen backing (a once-in-50-years undertaking), the camera was used to photograph the naked back of the hanging-which had retained much of the vividness of the work's original colors. In the spectacular picture that resulted, every thread is distinct, the colors are brilliant and the tapestry looks three-dimensional...
...basic problem here is that this is a publication that in theory was run by the alumni, for all the alumni. It's supposed to be a distinct legal entity and it's not supposed to be run by the administration," Cronin said...