Word: yielding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...knowledge there has been no talk of change in our policy," said Thomas Masse, a Yale admissions officer. "Last year our yield was the highest in our history, and we don't expect that to change...
...plan to buy I-bonds, do it before Nov. 1, when yields get reset. I-bonds have two elements: a guaranteed 3.3% interest rate and the rate of inflation, last counted at 1.75% (for a total 5.05% yield). The inflation rate is going higher, and will be applied to old and new bonds. But the guaranteed part may go lower on the new bonds. Buy now, and lock in the old guarantee...
...Harvard hesitated over whether to increase its aid, many said this decision didn't make sense economically--Harvard's high yield in the admissions process despite its lack of an aid increase seemed to demonstrate that students would bear any burden to get into the University...
...cannot buy himself a college education, even if it has a sticker price. And that education is not just a debt that will begin accruing interest as soon as I graduate, it is also an investment. As Harvard economist Caroline Hoxby can tell you, my education's yield will far exceed the initial cost. If you have not taken Social Analysis 10, "The Principles of Economics," that means that I will probably earn back the amount of money I spent (or that my parents spent) on my education in my lifetime. In fact, I will probably earn quite...
Such souped-up plants are understandably popular with farmers, for whom even a slight increase in yield can mean a big increase in profits. Last year in the U.S., 35% of the soy crop and 42% of the cotton crop were grown with GM seeds. Says Karen Marshall, a Monsanto spokeswoman: "These really do work and have tremendous benefits to growers...