Word: proofing
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...America is a conservative nation now,” the Reagan-blue electoral vote maps on TV screens told them, and all the instant analysts agreed. In fact, the system of government has become dominated by conservatives, for a time at least; but to take 1980 as proof that the nation as well has shifted irrevocably right is to ignore the election’s simple numbers and its circumstances. Reagan’s sweeping electoral victory translates to a 51 percent to 41 percent popular vote lead in a pool of barely over half the eligible voting population. That...
...decide to rescind job offers.Harvard’s late graduation date has also contributed to the students’ dilemma.Students said the Registrar could not provide them with a letter saying that they had completed their graduation requirements until their grades were submitted, leaving them unable to provide proof of graduation to the government.In fact, Harvard’s finals period did not end until May 26—the same day the quota for work visas was filled.FAS Registrar Barry S. Kane could not be reached for comment yesterday.SO CLOSE AND YET SO FARWhen DrKW told Rana...
...always positively. "Those pictures of the Mercedes with the Kos license plates weren?t real, but people had a lot of fun with them," he says of a fake photo that circulated on the net for awhile. Reynolds points to Moulitsas? lesser-known network of baseball blogs as proof that the liberal firebrand is also a red-hot marketer. "The sports blogs underscore the fact that he is an entrepreneur," says Reynolds. "An entrepreneur gets ahead by figuring out what people want and giving it to them, and taking a cut... a manager just tries to get people...
Still, there is no proof that horses bred for speed are more injury prone. Are today's Thoroughbreds more fragile? "Absolutely not," says Widener director Dr. Corinne Sweeney. Owners do periodically outcross, bringing in new breeding partners to freshen the gene pool. But that is merely an effort to boost performance, not build a sturdier animal...
...admonishments to those who believe the West's responsibilities in Darfur may have been lifted with the signing of a peace agreement in early May: Congo's warring parties too say they are abiding by a peace deal, monitored by U.N. troops. But the dying continues. Congo provides tragic proof that in some places peace and war can look a lot alike...