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...with new rules in place, new controversies in the air and TV cameras ready to roll, the gentlemen started their engines. It was, from the first, a terrific, thrilling race. If it was marred by that 19-car melee with 27 laps to go, this was offset by constant jockeying that would eventually produce 40 more lead changes than last year. Earnhardt, for his part, was having a decent day. Some dings to the Monte Carlo changed the car's aerodynamic shape and let him know before the endgame that he wouldn't be the winner. But up ahead, there...
...University agreed to waive tax-exemption on the property until 2003, and offered to offset lost revenue--at least in part--if it put the site to tax-exempt...
Harvard would likely pay the town some amount of money to offset the community's lost tax revenue, but Harvard has not released the details of any potential agreement. Such arrangements are common between Harvard and the several municipalities where it owns land...
...practical advantages a school like Hjällboskolan has to offer can offset the attraction of private education. Though heavy immigration and rising unemployment have strained Sweden's tradition of openness, even in Olofstorp there is a recognition that, as Holmqvist says, ultimtately "you have to leave the village." Anders Olofsson, a resident of Olofstorp whose two sons attend Hjällboskolan, agrees. "Sooner or later you will meet the real world of how Sweden looks today," he says. "It's better if both the parents and the kids meet that reality earlier in life...
...effects of some bad habits--smoking, in particular--can haunt you for decades. But the damage from other habits--especially those that affect the circulatory system--can be largely offset. "At any time you decide to improve your behavior and make lifestyle changes, they make a difference from that point on," says Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). "Maybe not right away. It's like slamming on the brakes. You do need a certain skid distance...