Word: strength
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...That is the crime-reducing component of prison. But the other effect of incarceration is criminalization. You have connection with gangs. You have diminished opportunities after you get out - and therefore you have some higher chance of returning to crime. Lots of researchers have tried to sort out the strength of these two effects, without much success. With early release, then, the question becomes, Does it make them more criminal because they think, 'I got away with it,' or less criminal because they think, 'The system has been really nice to me'? No one knows the answer...
...Warren asked whether the government has plans to rerun the stress tests. With unemployment already at the level the government called "worst case" just a few months ago, Warren said she thought it time to look at bank strength again, assuming even higher levels of unemployment. Geithner replied that the Stress Tests were stringent enough...
...content and puts the rapping front and center instead of the beats.With all its grit and top notch lyricism, “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II” is more than just a great sequel. It’s testament to the vibrancy and strength of the gangster hip-hop culture, filling a void left manifestly and painfully vacant with the rise of the Auto-Tune and the increasing move of gangster rappers toward the pop genre in recent years. Raekwon and his Wu-Tang accompaniment dazzle on every track, and demonstrate that they...
...also held at the Eagles’ Newton Campus Complex. But the outcome of that matchup was far better for the home team—then-unranked Boston College trumped the visiting No. 18 Crimson, 3-2. This year, the Crimson emerged victorious on the strength of a balanced effort from its seasoned veterans and rising stars. “The team’s been great—we really came together,” said Mitchell. “From the freshmen to the sophomores to the juniors to the seniors, we’re all working well...
...heavy odds, the young refugee--propelled by the kindness of strangers--rose from the streets to Columbia University in two short years. It's a true story, and one that Kidder, the Pulitzer Prize--winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains, crafts into a tale of unspeakable barbarism and unshakable strength. Once he crosses paths with his protagonist, Kidder's narrative loses steam, but he still manages to evoke Deo's sense of dislocation and--especially for a man with "some authority to speak about evil"--his extraordinary capacity for forgiveness...