Word: preferments
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Unfortunately, these momentous changes simply herald a transformation in anti-black prejudice, not an end to it. Negative stereotypes about African-Americans remain widespread. One major national survey showed some 78 percent of whites perceived blacks as more likely to "prefer" living off of welfare, 65 percent perceived blacks as lazier than whites, 58 percent said blacks were more violence-prone and 56 percent said that blacks were less intelligent than whites. What is more, most whites blame blacks themselves, or African-American culture, for any remaining social disadvantages that blacks face. No doubt this helps explain the almost rabidly...
DeFalco said students would prefer writtennotice before expulsion so that they could make aneffort to avoid being dropped from the class...
Mayer predicts that students will still prefer a sit-down lunch at the houses to the new option...
Those who prefer studying to sleep were aided by 24-hour access to Cabot Science Library throughout reading period and exams. Library staff said that the extended hours have been under-utilized by students...
...create a global, private-sector body to take the reins over the next two years. Another all-powerful Internet Illuminati? ?We?ve got to be sure there?s not a breakdown in the system,? Ira Magaziner, a senior Clinton adviser, told Reuters. True, but many Internet users would prefer open competition among domain-name registration firms. Today?s report is just the beginning of that battle...