Word: proved
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...prove any particular theory about these people and do not have any ironclad generalizations to offer about pre-professionalism at Harvard. But some conclusions could be reached about the different fields. Students interested in medicine, for example, on the whole made their career choices much earlier than others. Many pre-meds cited their high school biology and chemistry teachers as important influences in their eventual decisions. Others with fathers who are doctors had favorite childhood impressions of their fathers' jobs. Potential lawyers decided somewhat later than the pre-meds about their choice of profession. Some of these students insist that...
...intend to preserve a discriminatory seniority system." The two dissenting Justices, Thurgood Marshall and William J. Brennan, called the decision "devastating." They said it worked against the spirit of the court's own ruling last year that retroactive seniority must be granted to workers who can prove job bias (TIME, April...
Investigators also suspect, though they cannot yet prove, that the Japanese may have pressured the Nixon White House-or sought its favor-into backing off from any firm action against dumping. The Japanese TV industry was found guilty of dumping by U.S. authorities in 1971, but no dumping penalties were ever assessed. In 1973 the Japanese did raise official prices of TV sets sold in the U.S. Right after that, the kickbacks supposedly began...
Many Americans are displeased by what certain disparities seem to disclose about social values. To these, prevalent pay differentials, taken as an index of the social soul, seem to prove, for example, that the nation cherishes professional teachers far less than professional athletes. Or, more broadly, that society generally values members who do its most serious work not nearly as much as the actors, clowns and jocks whose task is merely to distract and amuse. But this handy method of social soul searching is not reliable. Far more directly, income differences reflect the operations of the marketplace...
...appear this Wednesday on the network's Good Morning, America show to display her camerawork. Margaret is casting about for employment in Manhattan; her Good Morning appearance will be a one-time affair-at least for the time being. To hire her regularly, ABC would have to prove that Margaret's talents are unique and that she is not taking a job from an American...