Word: subtractions
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...these numbers are based on a series of extrapolations. First, calculate the approximate number of enemy troops on hand at the beginning of the war. Then, subtract the number of prisoners and the estimated total of deserters. Finally, apply to the remaining force standard ratios: of each 10 soldiers engaged, say, so-and-so many can be counted as killed, so-and-so many wounded...
...Subtract the Causeway St. Curse (see related story) and there is every reason to believe that Harvard can advance to tomorrow night's ECAC final. The Crimson beat the Golden Knights, 5-3, just two weekends ago at Bright Center...
...subtract assets from the grant. They had more assets than the grant," said Representative Christopher J. Borgen...
Angry police officials admit using radar but deny the speed-trap charge. If the class-action lawsuit is successful, the city will have to cough up the cash and the state will have to subtract at least one moving violation from the records of every driver nabbed along that stretch of the highway. "What can I tell you?" says Franceschi. "They got me three times in two years...
...cities and small towns, the emergency room is the abused child of American medicine. Overburdened, understaffed and underfinanced, emergency departments across the country are reeling from multiple blows. Start with 37 million patients who have no health insurance. Add a graying population with a growing need for expensive treatment. Subtract government reimbursements, which often cover only half the cost of treating the poor. Factor in the effects of the AIDS epidemic and drug violence. Under such pressures, the miracle is that the system shows any vital signs...