Word: tended
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Researchers in the field have speculated that obesity serves as a marker of a sedentary lifestyle. Obese people tend to spend more time indoors, breathing in harmful air pollutants that are recycled in air circulation systems...
...adviser. "To Bill, the only attractive presidential candidacy is the one where everything's stacked against him." In a recent New Hampshire poll Bradley had the lowest name recognition in the field--yet placed second, well behind Gore. That delighted Bradley because it means that those who know him tend to like him and those who don't can learn about him on his terms. He plans to announce his decision before the end of the year...
...investments can be characterized by two variables, in the same way you might categorize a person by his hair color and height: risk and reward. They tend to be proportional. If you want more reward, generally it means taking a bigger risk. Home mortgages, for example, are fairly riskless propositions for lenders, but the reward is tiny--perhaps 6% a year in interest payments. On the other hand, lending money to the government of Malaysia is fairly lucrative, but it is not an investment for the faint of heart--the double-digit interest rate brings with it risks...
...banks tend to view technology as a profit center. San Francisco-based Wells Fargo offers a checking account that, after an allotted three free calls, charges customers 50[cents] to use its automated-voice-response telephone lines or $1.50 to speak to an agent to shift funds or ask questions. In a study of 470 banks released this month, USPIRG reported a rapid increase in the number of banks that impose a surcharge on noncustomers using their ATMs. Furthermore, bigger banks surcharge more often, and these fees average $1.35 more than small-bank surcharges...
...mail sent yesterday to student leaders, UAC co-chair Adam R. Kovacevich '99, said that the council felt the fairest policy was "to select a cross-sampling of groups that tend to represent extracurricular 'niches' on campus." Many ethnic organizations also host their own receptions and are already represented in a panel discussion of minority groups, Kovacevich added...