Word: stifferent
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...make the tax cuts permanent MORTGAGE HELP The government is bailing out banks. Should it rescue home owners facing default? Yes Favors a 90-day halt on subprime foreclosures and a five-year freeze on subprime interest rates Yes Would help people refinance, using a $10 billion fund from stiffer fines on fraudulent lenders Maybe Would help those who were bilked but not others who can't afford their mortgages
...Harvard women’s water polo team began its 2008 campaign in earnest this past weekend at the Princeton Invitational. Having demolished Yale 19-2 in a scrimmage earlier this season, the Crimson women stepped into New Jersey facing far stiffer competition than their New Haven counterparts.The weekend started promisingly, as Harvard pulled out two victories, taking an 8-6 nailbiter over George Washington before weathering a furious comeback by Wagner to win 14-13. On Sunday, the Crimson finally met their match, falling 11-8 and 14-10 to Maryland and Princeton, respectively.PRINCETON 14, HARVARD 10After featuring...
...systemic argument on suffering isn't one of them. Those who attempted that came later (posing it, for instance, as a consequence of the gift of free will), and Ehrman engages them only slantingly. Were he to confront their ideas in earnest, he would present his disbelief with a stiffer challenge and readers with a more useful book...
...response to incidents like those, the Spanish government passed legislation last summer that imposes stiffer penalties on those who foment racism within sports. But even this new law may not be enough to combat a larger problem. "The real issue is that Spaniards have a habit of not taking this kind of thing seriously," says Esteban Ibarra, president of the Movement against Intolerance, a watchdog group. "There's a banalization, a permissiveness in the face of racist incidents that worries me more than the incidents themselves. As long as society as a whole continues to see these crimes as insignificant...
...Crimson Coach Jay Weiss said. “We’ll then come back [from break] and work back up. This will be our practice run for the NCAA tournament.” Harvard placed seventh last year with two wrestlers reaching the finals. Despite stiffer competition, the Crimson looks to better last year’s already stellar performance. Each college sends one wrestler per weight class for a total of 10 wrestlers. For the Crimson, three young faces are set to compete: freshmen Dan Kelly at 125 lbs., Shay Warren at 133, and Corey Jantzen...