Word: institutionalized
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The swim marked the fourth time in the past twomonths that Berkoff has broken the American recordin the 100 backstroke. Also, for the first timesince the institution of the butterfly as anofficial stroke in 1958, the winning NCAAbackstroke time was faster that the first-placetime in the butterfly race.
Now the union's 1.7 million members will get a chance to end this sordid history. In a settlement of civil-racketeering charges brought by the Justice Department, the Teamsters last week agreed to far-reaching reforms, including the institution of secret elections by the rank and file. In New...
"Every institution [at Radcliffe] is in need of money," said Anne Colby, director of the Murray Center. The gift "means that we will have the money to support more research. Doctoral candidates who want to use our data can be provided with funds or small grants. We can have lots...
When so-called round-table talks between the Polish regime and the Solidarity-led opposition began last month, few observers expected a quick breakthrough. At issue was the political price the government would pay to win support for economic austerity measures. Last week, to just about everyone's surprise, the...
History shows that genetic misinformation can be severely damaging. Take, for example, the supposed link between the XYY chromosome pattern and criminal behavior. In 1965 a study of violent criminals in a Scottish high-security mental institution found that a surprisingly high percentage had a particular chromosomal abnormality: in addition...