Word: facing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hoxby recommends that students with a chance to study at an expensive, top-tier school like Harvard or Princeton should take that chance--even in the face of a full scholarship offer from a state school or even a well-established public university--because it is the most lucrative in the long...
...guys are a lot bigger and stronger and faster than everybody you face in high school," he says. "It makes you concentrate on your technique a lot more...
Caltech Provost Stephen R. Koonin says that, while his school appreciates the positive publicity that comes with being ranked number one, he recognizes that the listings cannot be taken at face value...
...little-noticed move Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill banning the use of "controlled substances" - prescription drugs - in physician-assisted suicide, which is currently legal only in Oregon. The bill, sponsored by Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), was approved by a 16-8 committee vote, and will face a full House vote in the coming weeks. Sponsors of the measure hope that it will prevent terminally ill patients and their doctors from ending the patient?s life. The House bill, and its Senate version, sponsored by Majority Whip Don Nickles (R-Okla.), have ruffled some feathers out West...
...their age, in an environment defined by high school and pop culture." In his thoughtful book, Hine traces the history of teenagers in America, and the development of the modern high school, while questioning some of our presumptions about "the noble savage in blue jeans, the future in your face." Hine challenges the idea that teenagers should automatically be held back in their schooling, employment and sexual development for the sake of uniformity. Get ready for an even greater impact of the high school generation, writes Hine. "In the first decade of the 21st century, America can anticipate the largest...