Word: seemly
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...first glance, data often seem to support the premise that there's an educational advantage to living in an owned home. Numbers from the U.S. Department of Education, for instance, show that elementary school students who live in owned homes consistently do better on reading and math tests than students who live in rentals. In a survey involving more than 20,000 children, first-graders in owned homes scored an average 77.3 points on a test of reading, while children in rented homes scored an average 68.5 points. That gap persisted for math scores (62.6 vs. 54.8), as well...
...Perhaps for that reason, Libyan officials seem almost indifferent to the West's ire over al-Megrahi. In fact, on Aug. 31, Minister of International Cooperation Siala told reporters in Tripoli that Libya thinks now is a good time to ask Britain to investigate an assassination plot several years ago against Gaddafi - a plot which British officials deny ever existed. For its part, Britain wants Libyan officials to divulge information about the murder of British police officer Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot outside the Libyan embassy in 1984. What happens next between Britain and Libya could reveal whether al-Megrahi...
...After it began to seem unlikely that programming would be offered during the 2009-2010 academic year, some student groups, such as the Institute of Politics, considered developing their own programming. However, Rose said he sees little chance of groups such as this receiving approval to stay on campus this year...
...years old, it would be a stretch to claim that I was aware of the market’s rise that summer (whatever interest I could afford to the news was gobbled up by the much more interesting Monica Lewinsky). But with hindsight, the boom of the 1990s seem perfectly captured by that record-shattering season...
...weeks of renovations, the Starbucks store located in the Garage unveiled its new assets Saturday—including a row of wooden booths, a larger space for customers waiting on line, and a brighter tenor. Remember those inutile velvet curtains and those circular tables that you could never seem to claim? All gone. (The Ventis are staying, though...