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...used to be that a pile of paperbacks was assigned reading for an English course, a sourcebook contained most of the articles needed for a Core class in historical study and a 900-page tome was the only way to wade through introductory physics or biology...
...mass market success that Raitt met so quickly has been called one of the greatest turnarounds in modern music history. Commercial rewards continued to pile up with 1991's Luck of the Draw, featuring her pop hit "Something to Talk About," and 1994's Longing in Their Hearts, each of which also won a Grammy...
...assignment was to read the "slush pile," the weighty but eclectic group of unsolicited articles received by the magazine...
...first game, Harvard's bats rode the momentum they acquired in Wednesday's 27-run blitz of MIT to pile on 18 runs and give starter Frank Hogan (7-2) an easy win. The Big Green made it close in the nightcap, but timely hitting and stellar defense handed the sweep to the Crimson...
...managed-care insurers that compete today in California will be concentrated into seven to 10 by 2005. Such giant combines might be able to hike premiums while squeezing spending on patient care even tighter in an effort to rebuild their margins--and continuing to let their chief executives pile up personal fortunes in salary and stock. One survey found that the salaries of HMO chiefs averaged 62% higher than those earned by the heads of other corporations of comparable size...