Word: learned
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...example, Guo says that prior to the trip, he had absolutely no experience riding a bicycle. "I had only ridden a three-speed bike in Singapore when I was young, and I had to learn from scratch," he says. Guo became involved with Bike-Aid when he was asked to develop an ODN package to educate the riders about the issues. "After writing the package and thinking so much about what it meant, I decided I had to go on the ride to see how the knowledge was actually used," he says...
...trying to play a faster game," Delaney Smith said. "I want the team to learn how to react to changes in possession, like we did tonight, in order to capitalize on our speed...
...last, Harvard won't be able to fall back on its suspiciously pat answer--which subtly reinforces racial stereotypes of Asian-Americans as un-gifted in the humanities and gifted in the sciences and math. This investigation gives us the chance to examine Harvard's admissions policy and to learn what criteria are used to judge candidates...
...Jersey, which has the highest traffic density in the U.S., motorists were stunned last summer to learn that state-imposed surcharges had increased their car premiums by some 20%. The sudden increase reflected the state's need to bail out a fund that insures high-risk motorists and has fallen $2 billion in debt. While New Jersey lawmakers toughened the state's no-fault insurance laws, they remain too weak to prevent motorists from bringing costly lawsuits...
...says. "You need to have real blood-flow conditions, or you get a false sense of security. A stapler improperly used is a very dangerous device." But Susan Seymour of Friends of Animals charges that using the dogs in the training program is unnecessary. She notes that many surgeons learn stapling and other techniques without practicing on live animals before they treat humans...