Word: augments
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...page one.) Proofreading is something better left to staid, stodgy publications like The New York Times; don’t waist your time. Capitalization schemes straight out of German and spellings like “semister” and “meat a freshman” will only augment your magazine’s “ineffable allure...
...reality, even a more politically deft government would be unable to raise Japan's birthrate enough to make a dent in the demographics. And that puts pressure on the Prime Minister to figure out a more creative way to augment the country's declining workforce, not least by promoting immigration, expanding labor participation by women and the elderly and improving worker productivity through innovation. Abe clearly recognizes that this has to be a priority. In his campaign book, Towards a Beautiful Country, he writes that Japan should be "seen by people around the world as a place where they want...
...Cockpit to the Belltower sipping beer alongside signs saying, “You Must Be 21 To Drink.” For students who do not share this enthusiasm, however, upperclass parties funded by the Undergraduate Council (UC) have little allure. The UC’s decision to augment freshman party grants with an additional $150 per week is a step forward in improving social life for all students on campus that we hope will continue beyond the current three-week trial period...
...self-respecting junior or senior would be caught dead in Wigglesworth or Weld, freshmen attend upperclass parties frequently. Any perceived iniquities in fund distribution are thus in practice nonexistent. If the UC decides to allocate an additional $150 to the party fund, it should instead use the money to augment conventional parties in upperclass houses. This, ultimately, will do more to improve the social lives of freshman, since upperclass parties offer freshman a real opportunity to become integrated into college life, and maybe even get a little tipsy. While the upperclass party fund was not affected by the increase...
...spring offensive. So, the Pentagon also announced Wednesday that 3,200 soldiers from the U.S. 10th Mountain Division will have their tour of duty in Afghanistan extended by four months. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said he is likely to ask President Bush for several thousand more American troops augment the 24,000 already there, and Washington is pressing NATO allies to provide more troops of their own - and in some cases, to ease restrictions on those forces being deployed in the combat zone in the south...