Word: subgroup
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...troubling to New Hampshire voters - 31% of Democrats call it their most important issue, and 13% of Republicans. But the existence of this subgroup of McBamas suggests that some voters remain open-minded about different solutions to Iraq. Some voters are able to put aside the war entirely in evaluating candidates. John Weaver, a former McCain adviser, explains that "for the less partisan voter, presidential campaigns are about character, and judgment, and trustworthiness...
...campus events were canceled. The Association of Black Harvard Women’s affirmative action debate between the Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club; “Harvard in Allston: Raising Voices for Sustainability, Students, and the Community,” hosted by an Environmental Action Committee subgroup; and a talk with newly tenured government professor Steven R. Levitsky, were postponed...
...Andermans even as she attains fusion with Goldfarb. Between trysts, she and the Nobelist are pursuing a subatomic particle whose existence might validate Einstein's theory. Or something like that. As Donatella explains it, "Whenever a semi-simple non-abelian norm group is broken and leaves a residual subgroup, monopoles will be produced as topologically stable solutions to the theory...
...past several years, scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests have improved—in some cases substantially. But because of the way progress is measured, many schools still find themselves on the federal watch list due to disparities in performance among subgroups: white, black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students, as well as low-income, special education, and limited English students. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, school progress is measured by overall improvement in both English and Math, and reducing the gap among subgroups in both English and Math. A school that fails to make...
Susan Heitler, a clinical psychologist practicing in Denver and author of From Conflict to Resolution, notes that Carducci may have identified a subgroup of shy individuals who are especially sensitive emotionally. "Someone who is shy is less likely to open up and have a communication flow with other people," she says. "So that increases the likelihood that any turbulence from a traumatic incident is bottled up and can grow like a mushroom." If their shyness prevents them from sharing their pain with others, particularly close family members, then the feelings of humiliation and shame can get exaggerated. "They have nobody...