Word: imparted
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...school obviously has values, and it obviously wishes to impart those values to its students. How odd then that it would choose values that seem antithetical, or at least benignly neutral, to its mission. How many "future leaders" will change their behavior in the years ahead as a result of what they learned in S&E? From wide discussions with classmates, the answer is a resounding "none." On the other hand, I would wager that many students will accept as unequivocal truth a trickle-down theory of charity...
...recent studies have concluded there is no link between phthalate exposure and puberty effects in young girls, we find it troubling that TIME included a reference to phthalates in your article about early sexual development [HEALTH, Oct. 30]. Phthalates are added to plastic to impart flexibility and are used in medical devices, toys, food packaging and a variety of other products, such as pharmaceuticals and personal-care products. Phthalates are among the most thoroughly studied compounds in the world. There has been more than 50 years of extensive research, testing and use of phthalates without any confirmed reports of adverse...
...authors' names alone impart heavy marquee value to knowledgeable birders. Both Kaufman, 46, and Sibley, 39, dropped out of school (Kaufman before the 11th grade, Sibley after a year in college) to study their feathered friends full time, and both quickly achieved legendary status among the reigning experts for their encyclopedic knowledge and their uncanny skill at field identification. But despite their similar backgrounds and levels of expertise, Kaufman and Sibley evidently have very different notions of what a useful field guide should...
...villages in the region to take part in the "Wired Village Warana," a $600,000 information-technology project initiated by the federal government. All the villages in the area have computer kiosks that are linked to a central network, and training centers have been opened in six villages to impart computer education to rural youth and provide access to the Internet...
Thus, given the tight race that is bound to ensue, we at The Crimson thought it only fair to impart to the candidates the knowledge we have gained from several years of reporting on elections. To our fellow students brave enough to run for the most disreputable, powerless and ineffectual extracurricular office at Harvard, we offer the following advice...