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Gross wrote in a cover letter to Faculty that the slight rise in the mean grade in undergraduate courses indicates “that grade compression continues to be a concern...
...English." Come tell me a story to unload your glorious grief, she croons on "In Your Back," where you are the valet of honor and I am the thief. While her English is fluent, her way of forming words is international; mostly North American, but also with a slight French curviness, a few of the hard consonants of Hebrew - and for certain words, what sounds like an Irish inflection. Maybe even a hint of Dutch traces in there as well. But when she sings, it's with the elocution of a modern American folk-rock troubadour...
...plate than their shorter counterparts. And for other sports, the advantages are more obvious, such as a closeness to the hoop in basketball and an heightened ability to spike in volleyball The overall intimidation factor does not hurt either.This “gift” does not come without slight drawbacks, however. Many athletes attribute knee and back problems to their size. Also, what is gained in strength is lost in speed.“[Height is] a disadvantage when you have to do things that require more quickness,” Snyder said. “It takes longer...
Here, however, the gossip can be described as slight, at best. It made initial waves, sure, but once the actual H bomb dropped, people forgot about the so-called controversy. Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II told The Crimson last week: “Perhaps there is just more interest on the outside than on the inside...
...being strong, that civil society is not going to make an outry,” said Matthew F. Basilico ’08, the press liaison for the protest. “Making generic versions of these drugs available will save many more lives, and take away a slight margin or profits. What [Abbott is] doing is childish, petty, and awful.” Representatives for Abbott could not be reached for comment. But a spokesman for the company told the AP last month that the decision not to allow production of generic drugs was made because Thailand was ignoring...