Word: looser
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Markets have a way of meeting needs. Already, "reproductive tourists" travel to countries where looser rules might increase their odds of success. Could patients create as many embryos as they like and pick the best, as long as they line up couples to adopt the rest--or sell the extras to offset the costs? This is no wild plan; in the U.K. researchers offer women reduced rates on fertility treatment if they agree to donate half their harvested eggs for research...
...rest of Africa both politically and economically, Kenya has in recent weeks devolved into bloody, ethnically-fueled chaos, leaving an estimated 500 people dead, and hundreds of thousands displaced. As the crisis has deepened, some—including Raila Odinga, the opposition presidential candidate who was ruled the looser in the recent election—have called for foreign intervention to stabilize the country and correct the power-grab that seems to have occurred. At present, however, such a move by the United States would be counterproductive and should not be attempted...
...lead against Fordham.“We were more well rested than we had ever been before,” Ludwick said. “We were fresh and feeling good.”Harvard’s early advantage allowed it to play a lot looser than it had in previous games and control the rhythm of play on both ends of the pool.After its impressive first-half display essentially clinched the win, Harvard lost its sense of urgency in the second half and allowed the resilient Rams to creep back into the game.Missed opportunities on breakaways and poor...
...instrument and you can pluck with your right hand and create ornaments with your left.”“It’s almost like playing a rubber band,” she elaborates. “The tighter you hold it, the higher the pitch. The looser you tune it, the lower the pitch. You can manipulate the string on the left side. It’s very expressive.”Wednesday’s performance was organized by the Harvard Korea Institute. Clark, a graduate of the Korean Studies doctoral program, had originally contacted...
...throw over the outstretched arms of a leaping lineman?) Younger siblings are less likely to be vaccinated than older ones, with last-borns getting immunized sometimes at only half the rate of firstborns. Eldest siblings are also disproportionately represented in high-paying professions. Younger siblings, by contrast, are looser cannons, less educated and less strapping, perhaps, but statistically likelier to live the exhilarating life of an artist or a comedian, an adventurer, entrepreneur, GI or firefighter. And middle children? Well, they can be a puzzle-even to researchers...