Word: factor
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Betsy and Mary McCagg, also known as "the twins," have been on the Radcliffe varsity crew for four years and have been a big factor in the Black and White's undefeated record and number-one ranking this season...
Radcliffe Class Marshal Virginia L. Stimpson '89, who helped select Pauley for the Class Day speech, says the news anchor's gender was a factor in the choice, but that she did not think Pauley would address women's issues specifically...
Most important for the intellectual health of the University, the attitude toward the inclusion of African-American faculty as a legitimizing factor for the Black person and the Black intellectual tradition (not to mention the research which suggests their critical role in the matriculation of Black students) may be a bellweather of openness to other trends...
What leads young men to commit such deeds? It has become a truism to say that rape is an act of violence, not of sex. But experts insist that sexual gratification is a factor in attacks by adolescents. The teen years are ones of intense sexual stirrings and strong aggressive impulses. And many youths are simply socially inept and unable to woo female affection. Frustrated, they take what they want...
Even the House pit bull, minority whip Newt Gingrich, speaks well of him: "He's easier to work with than Wright by a factor of 100. Unlike Wright, he keeps his word." If anything, Foley has a reputation among some House Democrats for being too conciliatory, bringing the Republicans into decisions too often. Even colleagues who admire him feel that Foley can be excessively cautious and prone to weigh every option...