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Another possibility, Catlin explains, is that, unknown to the person worrying, the exam may not even be the crux of the problem. "Sometimes, something is presented as an exam problem, and [the exam] turns out to be the tip of the iceberg. It could be career anxieties, emotional problems, problems with their family or roommates. It's festering--and then if a problem comes along, like an exam, it [the exam] can be seen as the reason for getting help." For some, "exams are a source of anxiety, when really there are underlying concerns they haven't confronted," Catlin says...
...auditor, were "staggering." Robert S. Hancock, an official of the Air Logistics Center near Oklahoma City, said that in just the one year, Pratt & Whitney's "repricing" policy had cost the Government "something on the order of $140 million." He termed the findings "only the tip of the iceberg" and contended that Pratt & Whitney "has never learned how to control cost or operate efficiently...
...Lorean probe involved undercover agents of the FBI working closely with DEA officers, investigators from the U.S. Customs Service and with local police in Los Angeles and Ventura, Calif. Predicted Assistant FBI Director Roger Young after De Lorean's arrest: "This is only the tip of the iceberg as far as cooperation is concerned." Praising President Reagan's proposal two weeks ago to set up joint federal task forces throughout the nation to snare big drug suppliers, Young declared: "We've got the Commander in Chief saying, 'Go get 'em, guys.' No one can back down from cooperating...
...became "a prisoner of my own excellence." With the help of his chum A.E. Hotchner, 62, whose concoctions are usually literary (Papa Heming way), the actor is marketing the dressing in supermarkets around the country. The bottle, adorned with Newman's visage and the glint of his Iceberg-blue eyes, is priced between $1.19 and $1.39. The profits, if any (some critics say the vinaigrette reeks of dehydrated onion and garlic), will go to tax-deductible charities and causes selected to Newman's taste...
...more important they continue to aver that the particular complaint of Ceasarian sections which affects only a small proportion of the Harvard affiliated women who use the facility is only the tip of the iceberg as fat as bad gynecologic practice is concerned...