Word: non
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...Harvard students who applied to medical school in 1996, 73 were non-science concentrators, and 81 percent of those 73 were accepted. Data for 1997 shows that out of the 214 Harvard students who applied to medical school, 57 were non-science concentrators and 88 percent of those 57 were accepted...
...always considered introductions to be in order before touching another person in non-emergency situations. The entire interaction described in Martinez's article might have gone much more smoothly had the well-meaning gentleman in question offered assistance rather than intruding physically. "Would you like a guide across the street, ma'am?" "May I be of assistance...
Earthwatch is a non-profit organization that depends on volunteers who contribute money to research projects and then work with professional researchers on those projects...
...Lesbian Task Force, was admitted to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, one of Washington's most liberal legislative coalitions. It was 11 years more before the group took a consensus position on anything involving gay rights. In 1994 it backed a modest change in the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation while permitting an exemption for churches. Two years later that amendment was defeated in the Senate by just a single vote...
...pitch behind the new, downscale brokerage services of Vanguard, the nation's second largest fund family, best known until now for its index funds. To compete with discount brokers like Fidelity and Charles Schwab, Vanguard last week announced it will lower commissions on stock trades and expand its non-Vanguard offerings. Online trading will also debut by Christmas...