Word: skewness
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...purchasing a private education, but the White House says four years at many state universities could be covered by $20,000. The three legislators most associated with national service over the years -- Representative Dave McCurdy and Senators Sam Nunn and Barbara Mikulski -- are dead set against favoring college grads. "Skew it to those who've completed college," says Nunn, "and you've wiped out a major rationale for the plan, which is to get / kids of varied backgrounds to work together in a common civic experience. You also want to aid as many members of the college-age population...
Verba said in an interview last night thatwhile he realizes faculty members might think thatpolitical correctness could skew an analysis ofthe ROTC issue, he did not think yesterdays'debate will alter the report's reception...
...only thing Tex can really do now is skew a vote that might turn out to be a close race for George and Bill. That is, after his sinister drawl complicates the upcoming presidential debates. Welcome back to the game, Ross...
When they come to understand the consequences of their logic, AALARM founders will probably deny they support proportional representation in admissions. Regardless, AALARM's posters reveal just how far the group will skew its reasoning and contort its ideology to further its disgraceful campaign against gay students...
...years the wool growers have been sheltered by a cartel-like mechanism that only helped skew the market. The Australian Wool Corporation, a quasi- official body, bought all unsold stocks at a guaranteed price. When natural fibers became the fashion rage of the late 1980s, the AWC lifted the price by 71%, to $3.35 per lb., which encouraged farmers to swell their flocks. So dominant was Australia in the fine-wool market that its minimum price kept the stuff expensive amid overproduction and shrinking demand. One result has been a turn by Japan to improved synthetic fibers, which are smoother...