Word: garnering
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...50—the computer science department’s introductory course—which is one of the few Harvard classes that, using special software, automatically checks all assignments for plagiarism. Because of this practice of checking every student’s work, CS 50 manages to garner, its website reports, an “extraordinarily high percentage of the cases of undergraduates required to withdraw from Harvard College for disciplinary reasons...
Only two years after the end of the Iraq-Iran war, Hussein launched a massive invasion of Kuwait, once again risking his regime based on what proved to be very flawed assumptions. Initially, Hussein incorrectly guessed that the United States would be unwilling or unable to garner enough international support to expel the Iraqis from Kuwait. Then, when it became clear during subsequent months that the U.S. had both the will and the capability to destroy his forces, Hussein grossly misjudged the efficacy of his own military, convincing himself that the Iraqi army could fight well enough to produce...
...yard completion advanced Harvard to the 8-yard line and gave the team an opportunity to garner some breathing room...
...yard completion advanced Harvard to the 8-yard line and gave the team an opportunity to garner some breathing room...
...also acknowledged the problem of gathering 100 signatures for the candidacy petition—which all prospective candidates must garner in order to be included on the ballot—without actually campaigning...