Word: fold
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Although the percentage of graduates entering the public sector since the 1980s has steadily declined, Nye expressed optimism that the trend was reversing in light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, citing a four-fold increase in applications to the Kennedy School relative to last year at this time and a surging national patriotism and interest in public service...
...their competitors were as daring and imaginative as ever. New consumer cars, including the retro Nissan 350Z--priced at less than $30,000--and the latest Mazda RX-8 model, will be in showrooms next year. But crowd-pleaser concepts like the Honda Bulldog (above)--equipped with two electric fold-up scooters--and the Toyota POD, which detects sweaty palms and tailgating and turns on the driver's favorite soothing music, may never make it to market...
Despite the steadily increasing Square rents that have forced many independent bookstores to fold, the booksellers say quirky new stores still have a place in the Square...
...region. In the case of Pakistan, the present U.S. position may accomplish more than alienation—it may destabilize the nation politically, jeopardizing Musharraf’s authority. Were bombing to continue through Ramadan, fundamentalists could capitalize on the public indignation, driving moderate Pakistanis into the fold of Islamic radicals...
...gets darker, the parking lot empties fast. Soon Rob’s grandparents will head to a hotel before their morning flight to Florida. Rob will go to stay with a friend in Boston. And Kevin will pack up his three-person fold-up couch, put the trash in his trunk and pull his truck out of the lot until the next tailgate...