Word: factor
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...requiring proctors to report their students, Harvard first-years lose someone they can confide in--a factor that Wechsler describes as crucial for a student first tasting independence...
Prestifilippo was a big factor in maintaining the Crimson lead from midway through the first to the end of the game. He held off heavy pressure from Dartmouth in the third period of the game and made 17 saves...
...study found that among schools in the top tuition tier, prestige was not a factor in determining graduates' salary...
...cure diseases by repairing defective genes. Now it seems a lot easier to determine what proteins the broken genes should be making and replace them instead. Dr. Jeffrey Isner at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston has achieved remarkable results with a protein called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF2) in restoring circulation in the legs of diabetics and, more impressively, stimulating new vessel growth in patients with severe heart disease. Says former Eli Lilly chairman Randall Tobias: "The day will come when we regard all surgeries, except [treatment of] trauma, as failures of the pharmaceutical industry...
...little girl, a sexless kid, I never considered that my gender would factor into my life except in clothing decisions and prom dates. I see now how every decision I make is affected by my being a woman, how it affects my place at this school, on this planet, and in my mind. Williams sings a song entitled "When I Was a Boy," which focuses on the jolting change from androgynous youth to adolescent and adult society, where gender determines rules for behavior and lifestyle...