Word: needing
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...their students. Implicit in the colleges' argument is the assumption that education at all these schools is of equal value and hence should not be sold to the "highest bidder. Yet, in a competitive system, the same number of students would accept admission, and the rule of "need-based" aid should insure that the most money would go to the most needy students...
...decision, the court said the wide gaps between the richest and the poorest of Texas' 1,071 districts violate a provision of the state constitution requiring an "efficient" education. Funneling resources to poorer districts would reduce some of these differences. But money alone is not enough. What Texas schools need, said the court, is an overhaul. "A Band-Aid will not suffice," said Justice Oscar H. Mauzy. "The system itself must be changed...
...price tag for AIDS medical care this year will be $3.75 billion. But U.S. health providers are ducking the responsibility to help those in need...
...predictable as the grumbling from Detroit was the calm reaction in Japan, whose share of the U.S. market has climbed from 15% in 1979 to 25% today. "It's not that tough technologically, but we'll need some lead time," said a Japanese auto-company official. He added that the new standards would raise sticker prices "only marginally" because Japanese firms typically rely on thinner profit margins than their U.S. counterparts...
...burdensome if adopted nationwide. GM's Stempel argued that the stricter requirements would raise car prices in regions that are free of smog. Declared a Chrysler spokesman: "If you lived in Resume Speed, N. Dak., you would be paying for a piece of equipment that you simply did not need to keep your air clean...