Word: side-effects
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...side-effect, though, is that fewer books will be on the shelves as books stay in dorm rooms longer, increasing the risk that students will not have as much access to some high-demand books, she said...
America has left its "Leave It to Beaver" days behind. Today, children are seen as growing up too fast, too soon while their parents race the police to get them back on track. As the call continues for a return to "family values," a disturbing side-effect has emerged in the form of growing support for corporal punishment in homes and schools. While proponents say the practice is an effective mode of discpline, the physical punishment of children raises many problematic issues...
...whether Harvard uses the Common Application or not probably doesn't make all that much difference. It simply means that Harvard's Admissions Office will be deluged with growing numbers of Applications, the vast majority of them frivolous. The less obvious side-effect, though, is that Harvard is effectively lowering its standards for admission. The quest for diversity should not consist of recruiting those who, absent the Common Application, would view applying to Harvard as too much of a chore. If that is considered elitism, then by all means, Harvard should be elitist...
...most common side-effect is break-through bleeding, or spotting between periods, according to Alice Verhoven, director of the Planned Parenthood clinic. Adjusting estrongen levels, however, often relieves this...
Martin's childhood is tainted by insecurity, a crippling side-effect of his mother's shaky feelings about his handicap. Martin's lack of confidence seeps into his adulthood and prevents him from trusting anyone, especially his seductive house-keeper, Celia (Genevieve Picot...