Word: higher
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...American higher education starkly reflects this unwillingness to seriously label anyone unfit. Costa Rica, my home country, is an extremely egalitarian society in which it is considered bad form to make anyone else look bad, or to try to make yourself look too good. But if you want to get into the University of Costa Rica your performance on a standardized admissions exam is the only factor determining your admission and your ability to enter the career of your choice. The idea that a university should employ a large number of admissions officers devoted to reading application essays and listening...
Because incoming professionals are usually wealthier and able to pay higher rents, they often displace long-term residents...
...Obviously I would have like for more business to have been conducted tonight. I would also like to see attendance higher in general," said council treasurer Sterling P. A. Darling '01, who is running for the council's presidency this semester...
...nominated. Nonetheless, he attempted a summary of their likely economic effects. The Republican plan, he thought, would prompt slightly more economic growth, though only in the first five years, largely by spurring more consumer demand than a fully employed economy might need. Inflation would therefore be a bit higher in the first three years than under the Democratic plan, and interest rates could be significantly higher. On the other hand, the Republican plan includes a capital-gains tax cut of about $35 billion, a reduction that would yield a "quite significant bang for the buck," in Sinai's phrase...
MORE DOTS For top-quality scans, you'll want 1,200 dpi and 36-bit color depth. Generally, the higher the price, the better the lens--one of the most important components...