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...eliminating early action, we hoped to level the playing field for students from modest economic backgrounds who lack access to adequate college counseling. At the same time, we wanted to reduce the frenzy of the college admissions process by allowing all students to take the full senior year to decide which college would provide the best match for their developing talents and interests...

Author: By Sarah C. Donahue, William R. Fitzsimmons, and Marlyn Mcgrath | Title: Unprecedented Opportunities | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...What would Borat make of such modest gifts from the world's richest nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cultural Teachings of Ambassador Borat | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...We’re starting on a modest scale in order that we learn it properly and don’t get ourselves in a pickle,” Coburn said...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Major Renovations For Houses | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...policy change initiated by former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 revised the rule to allow a modest level of student business activities but required them to register with the University. This registration process was later abandoned...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Evolving Face of HSA | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...notoriously indebted U.S. is only 5%. In January banks worldwide clamped down on loans in response to the global credit crunch, and investors began to worry that Icelandic banks had leveraged themselves too aggressively. Rumors swirled that the banks would default and that Iceland's central bank, with its modest $2.5 billion reserve, would be hard-pressed to bail them out. As investors pulled out of the market, the Icelandic krona fell by 27% against the U.S. dollar, the cost of insuring Icelandic debt soared to record levels, and inflation surged, hitting a 20-year high of 12.3% in recent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cracks in the Ice | 5/29/2008 | See Source »

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