Word: gripes
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...attractive athletes, should applaud those who have seized their opportunities. And the same goes for the working world. This is not to say women don’t have the talent to be at the top—that would be a ludicrous assertion. But many tend to gripe about this or that women getting ahead because of a pretty face. Whether or not this is true in any particular case should be irrelevant—the fact that women are moving up is a good thing, regardless of the reason...
When it comes to the standardized college admissions tests like the SAT and ACT, there’s a lot to gripe about. Beyond bringing additional stress to the admissions process, it is unclear that standardized tests are really fair or measure actual aptitude. Indeed, studies have shown that standardized test scores are less effective than things like high school grades at predicting academic performance in college, are correlated with the socioeconomic status of test takers, and are subject to the influence of coaching and private tutoring, luxuries only available to those who can afford them.Despite their many flaws, however...
...kind of sit around and gripe about it or sort of turn it into something positive," he added...
...While economic disadvantage can be easily quantified, only a hint from the current relations of the Spanish and Moroccan governments can predict the toll on the social landscape. The two countries both claim the cities Ceuta and Melilla that lie in Northern Africa—a gripe that has caused tensions for three centuries. In fact, a year and a half before the announcement, Spanish marines and Moroccan soldiers were caught in a wrangle in the islet of Perejil, which each country claims...
Some observers suggest Floridians shouldn't gripe too much, since they don't pay a state income tax. But they do pay onerous hurricane insurance premiums (a shock being felt in other coastal states as well) that in many cases exceed what a state income tax would levy. What's more, the relatively low salaries and wages in Florida's tourism-driven economy "are hardly commensurate with those of the states we're being compared with today, like California and New York," says Cancela, who heads the Miami-based marketing firm Hispanic USA. That growing gap between incomes and housing...