Word: factor
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...Another factor that will not allow home prices to recover is the reluctance of banks to lend money to anyone except people with sterling credit ratings. Those people are harder and harder to find during a recession when paying bills late may be the only way to pay them...
...examined by race, black NFL players showed no higher risk of heart disease than white players, even though black men in the general population have a much higher rate than their white peers. Overall, NFL players were also much less likely than other men to smoke cigarettes, another risk factor for heart disease and diabetes.(See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...
...back again at the World Series of spelling as the contest's official pronouncer. At this year's finals, which kick off May 26 in Washington, D.C., Bailly will read each word and provide its definition, origin and context. TIME spoke with Bailly about mitigating the "giggle factor," empathizing with (and being entertained by) the teenage contestants, and why spelling bees are as American as apple...
Several panelists choose the final word list, and you determine their etymological origins. I also read that the "giggle factor" is taken into account when choosing words...
...local councils. (The rest are run by churches and parents' groups or are privately owned). Spaces are limited, and there are no guarantees: finding a spot for your child in a state-run nursery school is like playing the lottery, with where you live being the determining factor. At one state-run kindergarten in Cologne, teachers say 65 parents have joined the waiting list for two free spots opening up this summer. (See pictures of the dangers of printing money in Germany...