Word: yielding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...point I saw Death. He made no gesture, but he opened his mouth and I looked right down his throat, which distended to become a tunnel. He expected me to yield, to go in. This filled me with abhorrence, a hatred of nonbeing. In that moment I realized that there is nothing, nothing whatsoever, outside of the life we have; that the "meaning of life" is nothing other than life itself, obstinately asserting itself against emptiness. Life was so powerful, so demanding, and in my concussion and delirium, even as my systems were shutting down, I wanted it so much...
...increase is calculated to keep Harvard's yield rate--the percentage of students who take up the University's offer of admission--at its unparalleled height for years to come...
...found that if you improve in the rankings by one position, you will see more students apply, a smaller fraction admitted and a higher yield from the students accepted," Ehrenberg said. "You also have higher average SAT scores and can get away with giving less financial...
...example, an increase in the rankings by one place can causes a school's admit rate to decrease by 0.399 percent, its yield to increase by 0.171 percent, and its average SAT score to increase by 2.777 points. Schools that rise in the rankings also offer slightly less generous financial aid packages...
...members can apply the fee to the cost of the Wall Street field trip and also receive a copy of HIA's Guide to Investing in Stocks. Now that's high yield...