Word: occurred
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...fair coin were flipped five times and by chance landed on heads all five times, a person who had witnessed the series of flips would be more inclined to choose tails on the sixth flip. This person thinks that since the outcome of tails is bound to occur eventually, there is a higher probability of tails occurring and thus bets on this outcome, even though there is no statistical change in tails actually coming up. “This is a basic human idea that if things have equal probabilities, they have to even out in the short term...
...Hadaway said. “We wanted to have a dialogue and articulate our concerns.” Hadaway explained she met with Pfoho Resident Dean Lisa M. Boes and two HUPD officers several weeks ago to address safety. Since the meeting, however, incidents have continued to occur, including multiple burglaries and a car theft. According to Hadaway, the HUPD officers told her that given the economic downturn, people hard-strapped for cash would attempt to steal more. The petition created by Hadaway, fellow co-chair Rafael A.P. Miranda ’09, and HoCo executive Krista E. Weiss...
...real principle character. Throughout the whole novel, there is the delicate tension that comes from knowing that the main event is yet to come, a state of pleasant anxiety in knowing that, whatever harrowing adventures might befall the characters, they are mere preparation for what is to occur later.This novel opens on the cusp of the Opium Wars, with the chaos of the Far East’s opium trade visible just over the precipice. Deeti, an Indian peasant whose husband is an addict, spends her days tending the poppy fields that the sahibs (rulers of the province) forced...
...wake of these flops, the Harvard Concert Commission was craving a successful show for Harvard students, but it seemed impossible to find one that could practically occur and also be generally popular...
...Factors such as urban design, land usage, and social equity all occur in tandem and it is difficult to disentangle them,” he said. “Could I predict, right now, whether Harvard’s current plan will be social failure or an absolute success? Absolutely...