Word: factor
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With Duncan playing in every one of the Crimson's games over the last three years, the team has soared to a 52-24 record. Although Duncan has been an integral factor in the team's success, she is quick to note the importance of this year's crop of seniors, Sharon Hayes and Barbarann Keffer, Nancy Cibotti and Mary Baldauf...
...Billy had nine or ten points in the first half," Phillips said. "He was really a big factor...
What's to account for such a significant departure from the Administration's highly controversial policy of attempting to slash funds for financial aid whenever it could? Education Department officials admit that one factor is their desire to gain more influence on Capitol Hill. In previous years, when Education Secretary William J. Bennett sought massive cuts in student financial aid, Congress would simply ignore his requests and gave the Reagan Administration no say. As Loye W. Miller, Bennett's press secretary, admitted, "when you have a budget that is so unpopular that even key Republicans ignore it, then you simply...
Moreover, 18 firms reported that an applicant's sexual orientation is sometimes considered a factor in determining insurability. That practice defies guidelines issued by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and is against the law in eight states. But insurance executives insist that they must be allowed to limit their liabilities: a typical AIDS patient receives up to $130,000 worth of medical care...
...August to begin NASA's climb back into manned space flight, one thought will be going through everyone's mind: How safe is the crew? Despite the best efforts of engineers and investigators, there is no way to know for sure, so NASA is building in a special safety factor. This week Navy parachutists at Edwards Air Force Base in California will begin testing the second of two newly designed shuttle escape systems. The first has already been put through its paces, and the one that works best will be installed in time to give Discovery's crew a fighting...