Word: lowering
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...recent Canadian study has indicated that medical school applicants who had their interviews on rainy days received lower evaluations from their interviewers than those who interviewed on a sunny day, according to Book of Odds...
Eleven states currently offer in-state tuition for undocumented students, who often still struggle to pay these lower rates. Many students work on the side to put themselves through community college, often only able to take a few credits at time...
Then in late March, the bank became the first major lender to say it would reduce loan balances of homeowners who owe more than their property is worth. Most other banks have only been willing to lower interest rates. Writing down loan balances for such "underwater" homeowners, while costly for the bank, gives borrowers more incentive to stay current on their mortgage. The Bank of America program, which has won praise from consumer advocates, could help as many as 45,000 borrowers reduce what they owe by $3 billion. "Bank of America is to be commended for launching a program...
...contrast, third parties are often organized around a coherent set of ideological goals; the Libertarian Party, for example, defines “smaller government” and “lower taxes” as its primary objectives, and the party’s website actually refers to the group as “the Party of Principle.” Voters expressing support for such parties necessarily have a concern for their ideological motives, rather than for their candidate’s charisma or charm. Since this, after all, is the goal of democratic voting—for citizens...
However, Fitzsimmons says the yield for the Z-list is about 67 to 70 percent—not much lower than the 76 percent overall yield that the College reported for the Class...