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Across the region, Arabs simply don't buy it. They don't trust Bush, and they're deeply skeptical of American attempts to impose democracy by force. Even if things could change for the better, says Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah, "one would have to be truly naive to believe that the current U.S. Administration will invest serious efforts in promoting good governance in the region." Among Arabs, the vision of a postwar Middle East is filled with dread. Many are convinced that a war would breed regional instability and spark...
While we can be pretty sure that medical errors occur with some frequency--nearly 100,000 deaths a year are caused by such errors, one survey reported--it is less clear that doctors or hospitals will voluntarily own up to their mistakes. In a study published in 1991, 76% of the doctors surveyed said they had not fully disclosed a serious error to one of their patients. And a separate survey conducted last year found that only 30% of patients affected by a medical error had been informed of the problem by the health-care professional responsible for the mistake...
...consumer-electronics drag. They even come with the all-important remote control, so you can manage and play CDs, MP3s, DVDs and music files and record TV programs from your couch. Don't believe these devices will sell? They already do. In techno-savvy Japan, a recent survey showed that 50% of desktop PCs sold in January 2003 came with built-in hardware and software, allowing them to handle TV signals. In other words, the Japanese get it: they are plugging computers into flat-panel displays, forming a home-entertainment center with no idiot box required. For now, few will...
...time, it was probably comparable to what WHRB is now,” says John B. Walsh ’03. HRTV garnered campus attention through major annual events such as “Survey Says.” For this game show, HRTV would rent out a Science Center auditorium and have different house groups compete in a “Family Feud”-like format...
...Senior Cribs” and “Senior Superlatives,” with the Class of 2003’s “most talented” and “most likely to be a billionaire” among the titles to be chosen through a web survey. The details of the half-hour main feature are being kept under wraps. Long is willing only to divulge cameos by Domna and the Harvard University Police Department, as well as plenty of primal scream action...