Word: gaining
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Besides increasing in size, the present group of applicants has shown a corresponding gain in mental prowess. The median score of candidates on the mathematical part of the Scholastic Aptitude Test was 655--a gain of 20 points over the record high of the Class of '62. The median on the verbal section rose from...
...Experiences of the Drama," Humanities 8, "will attempt to help the student gain more enjoyment and understanding from dramatic literature," William Alfred, assistant professor of English and one of the two lecturers in the new General Education course, said yesterday...
Opening its spring season at Wolburn, the rugby club slogged through six inches of mud Saturday to gain an easy victory over M.I.T. The club's first XV won 9 to 0, while the second team defeated their opponents...
...painstakingly prepared in Washington, Paris and London cover the familiar diplomatic counters-disarmament, disengagement, German unification-but the attitude is not one of simply giving way to Russia on them. If the Soviets really have serious bargaining in mind, they must give at least as much ground as they gain. The juggling by Western planners involves a study of which factors most distress Russia, how much Russia should be prepared to pay for an accommodation, and which bargains, if any, are of mutual advantage. The mood is of being pressed, but not of panicking...
Seeking to provide adequate chaperonage for unprotected girls in the possibly dangerous Cambridge environment, the Administration turned to the honor system as a method of enforcing College rules and principles. 'Cliffies were quick to realize that they had much to gain from Administrative trust. "Great responsibilities have been entrusted to us, and, of course, we always try to show that we are capable of meeting even more," one practical 'Cliffie wrote in the 1925 Student Handbook...