Word: tended
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...back. The deficit is getting crazy. Congressmen are too concerned with getting elected and getting pork barrel programs for their states. They don't take time to think of the children inheriting the system, don't trust government, you see. I think that Democrats tend to believe that more government is the solution. The real reason I'm in this is because of my terrible discovery hat government can be so vicious. But of course there are times when government is the best answer. That was the case with civil rights...
...Educational Testing Service (ETS), the company hired to actually design and administer the SAT. Some schools have conducted small-scale evaluations of the SAT on their own; others are only vaguely aware of the specifics of the debate over standardized testing. But the people who govern admissions tend to share a common perspective on the SAT debate: You can find a handful of studies to endorse any position--pro or con--and at this point, there isn't enough evidence to prompt a retreat from reliance on the test...
...holds five seats on the seven member school board, and the five seats of the seven member school board, and the five candidates the progressive-oriented slate is fielding in tomorrow's election support affirmative action and disagree with strict seniority-based dismissal guidelines. The more conservative Independent candidates tend to back the stance of the teacher's union against preserving a minority teacher quota...
...U.C.L.A.: "It's similar to tuning up your car's engine to make the car run more efficiently." Vigorous physical effort helps release tension too. But it can also do a lot of damage, especially if the athlete is a neophyte or weekend warrior, both of whom tend to try to do too much too soon...
...long time. Fads fail because they do not offer a diet people can live with. And that, actually, is a blessing. Most people do not stay on such diets long enough to do themselves any physical damage. But more than 80% of people who do lose weight by dieting tend to gain it back within a year...