Word: highers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...economy appears to be in no danger of slowing, and the world economy may be ready for a coordinated growth spurt. That promises to increase demand for manufactured goods, the equipment needed to make them and the raw materials that go into them. Indeed, commodities prices have been edging higher for a month. Cyclical companies can raise prices in that kind of environment, which makes them far less vulnerable to the dark side of economic growth--inflation and higher interest rates. If rates, which have also been going up, keep rising, it will...
...learning by intimidation is one the B school can't seem to shake. It's also an image that may turn off a lot of women. "Many women feel that M.B.A. programs offer a very chilly climate for them," says Judith Sturnick, director of the Office of Women in Higher Education at the American Council on Education. "Women tend to look for an environment where collaboration is valued. There is a perception, often warranted, that business school isn't one of those places...
Fitzsimmons explained the year's difference in the minority matriculation rates by noting the small number of students these statistics cover. He also cited the higher intensity with which some minority students are pursued by other institutions...
...higher than a 3 on an AP test and you can't get a 600 on an SAT II and you can't pass the Harvard language placement test, I think it's fair to conclude that you really don't know the language well enough to be exempt from taking a course," he wrote in an e-mail message...
...some solitary species like orangutans, there is a higher instance of rape and other coercive behavior, and women might be afraid of that," he adds...