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Word: pass (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...firms are not robust. But, it is too dangerous for him to name them into an open microphone. It could cause a panic, and drive the stocks of major banks down and cause depositors unnecessary worry. What he would say is that if some of the banks did not pass their tests, the federal government stands ready to help them if private investors are not. At this point in the history of American financial markets that means that the government will be stuck with the check. No one else is going to touch a bank that the Treasury says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tim Geithner Thumbs His Nose at Congress | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

...vicarious goal fulfillment plays out in subtler ways too. People who are mindful about staying active and working out often notice that on days when they've gone to the gym, they're more inclined to let themselves slip at night, eating desserts or other foods they'd normally pass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dieter Self-Control: Why You Make Bad Choices | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

That question was resolved in Jackson’s disclosures last week. Next year’s student handbook will include a recommended grade distribution that encourages professors to award Honors to 37 percent of the class, Pass to 55 percent, and Low Pass to the remaining 8 percent...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HLS Clarifies Grading Changes | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...parties going on tonight?” You run off before you’re forced to respond. Welcome to prefrosh weekend. Sure, many of us dread prefrosh weekend; there’s nothing more annoying than a crowd of overeager teenage nerds desperately praying that they can pass for an undergrad as they nervously make their way through the square. But I consider the weekend a time for us college kids to reflect on how far we’ve come. It wasn’t so long ago that many of us wandered through the unfamiliar streets...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love It: Prefrosh Weekend | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...process began in December 2001, when the DOD's office of general counsel asked the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA), which oversees the SERE program, about detainee "exploitation." Within a few months, SERE trainers were training military interrogators bound for Gitmo. (The JPRA would also pass on its expertise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Report Details Pentagon Role in Torture Tactics | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

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