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Lucky or not, the win counts. And Johnston's preseason work with Coach Tim Wheaton to quicken her shot release could be the difference between a 5-8 1988 Ivy season and a possible Ivy championship...
...rightward shift on civil rights began to quicken in January, when the Justices ruled 6 to 3 that affirmative-action programs may be approved only after the strictest judicial scrutiny. The pattern became clearer two weeks ago when, by the now familiar 5-to-4 vote, the court gave large companies accused of discrimination a crucial procedural win. The Justices held that, contrary to previous doctrine, it is employees who must prove that imbalances in the racial makeup of their employer's work force result from practices that have no valid business justification. That ruling provoked a biting dissent from...
...precision that the economy slows down to a growth rate of exactly 2% and inflation starts to slow. But as a practical matter, it rarely works out." If credit is too tight, the resulting interest- rate run-up could trigger a recession. And if the Fed allows inflation to quicken, the markets will grow panicky and the dollar could grow shakier...
Knowledge about the inner workings of the immune system has undergone an astonishing explosion in the past five years. Although researchers began to pry loose its secrets in the late 19th century, it was not until after World War II that the pace of discovery began to quicken, boosted by such achievements as the deciphering of the genetic code and recombinant DNA technology. But no early advances can match those of recent years, which have enabled doctors to devise ingenious new treatments for a host of disorders. Says Immunologist John Kappler, of the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory...
...increasing share of their resources to maintain that power. If this share becomes too large, the country's economy will suffer, leading to a decline in national strength and ultimately international influence. A proper balance must be maintained between "wealth creation" and the military, and great powers often quicken their fall by maintaining their military strength at the expense of their economies...