Word: factor
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...factor was more important to Roosevelt's success than his confidence in himself and his unshakable belief in the American people. What is more, he had a remarkable capacity to transmit his cheerful strength to others, to make them believe that if they pulled together, everything would turn out all right. The source of this remarkable confidence can be traced to his earliest days. "All that is in me goes back to the Hudson," Roosevelt liked to say, meaning not simply the peaceful, slow-moving river and the big, comfortable clapboard house but the ambiance of boundless devotion that encompassed...
...eBay succeeded so wildly? A big factor is that eBay was first on the block, locking in buyers and sellers early. The more people flocked to eBay, the more it became the place to be. But the real genius of eBay is its success in building a community--"maybe the most real community on the entire Web," says Whitman. There's no question people like hanging out in eBayland. The site gets more than 1.5 billion page visits a month. And at a time when the Internet mantra is "stickiness"--how long users stay on a website--eBay is cyberspace...
Both students and administrators point to the national resurgence of organized labor as a factor in PSLM's success...
...family? Serious enough to affect the health of an unborn child. A study in December's Journal of Health and Social Behavior reveals that as male unemployment increases, so does the incidence of low-birth-weight infants. Among pregnant women, stress is a risk factor for giving birth to such babies. The research suggests that jobless families should consider enrolling in stress-management programs where possible...
...might think stress would be a trigger--the former Senator has been putting in 10-hr. days on the campaign trail--but most doctors aren't convinced it's a factor. Peak physical condition, however, doesn't necessarily provide any protection either. Last September Indiana Pacer's coach Larry Bird revealed that he too suffers from atrial fibrillation and developed it while playing for the Boston Celtics...