Word: influxes
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...great silent schisms. The urban standard of living--coupled with increased opportunities for education and advancement--will continue to outpace the lifestyle in rural areas. The problem is already acute--the memory of extended country vacations during the Cultural Revolution are vivid--and new incentive systems and the influx of industry into provincial urban areas can only make things worse. The embarrassing stresses produced by the city/country gap--including much-publicized visits by impoverished farmers to Peking to demand high standards of living--may multiply to the point of instability...
...caliber of play throughout the Ivies seems to be on the upswing, and several other teams anxiously await an influx of gifted recruits...
...great silent schisms. The urban standard of living--coupled with increased opportunities for education and advancement--will continue to outpace the lifestyle in rural areas. The problem is already acute--the memory of extended country vacations during the Cultural Revolution are vivid--and new incentive systems and the influx of industry into provincial urban areas can only make things worse. The embarrassing stresses produced by the city/country gap--including much-publicized visits by impoverished farmers to Peking to demand high standards of living--may multiply to the point of instability...
...caliber of play throughout the Ivies seems to be on the upswing, and several other teams anxiously await an influx of gifted recruits...
Assuming that two-thirds of college-age students leave the area for the summer--a liberal figure given the influx of 19- and 20-year-olds for summer educational programs and jobs--and that two of every five natives leave the area for the summer, there are about 45,000 19- and 20-year-old males in the area...