Word: basic
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...study conducted by four Harvard psychologists found that young children without any formal mathematics education are able to understand abstract numbers and perform basic arithmetic tasks...
...plan in the spring dental survey, HUHS selected the Preferred One plan of Delta Dental of Massachusetts. While this plan does not provide comprehensive insurance, it does make dental care significantly more affordable. For $210 for an individual (or $525 for a family), a student can obtain basic dental care including annual checkup, x-rays, and semiannual cleanings at no additional charge from an in-network dentist (there are 26 within two miles of the Cambridge campus). Students also receive 30 to 50 percent discounts on fillings, crowns, root canals, impacted tooth removal, gum surgery, and necessary in-network specialty...
...Griffin-Bonnar bout, televised live on basic cable earlier this year, offered three 5-min. rounds of compelling intensity. Fight aficionados have buzzed about it online and off ever since. It is also a symbol of a sport's resurrection: what is popularly called ultimate fighting was chased off TV in 1997 and banned by almost every state because of its no-holds-barred, pound-to-pulp violence. Relegated to outlaw arenas, it appeared doomed to languish forever as "human cockfighting," in the words of its critics...
...school classes. It might be argued that an overview is indeed helpful since students clearly need to begin the study of history somewhere. But this optimism is an illusion. The image of the past presented in the course is so superficial that it helps students only in the most basic way and does not succeed in introducing them to the most important aspect of the History Department: the interpretation and discussion of primary sources...
...problems, and few hospital facilities, issued a warning Saturday that coming back might be risky. Admiral Thad Allen, in charge of FEMA's efforts in the area, urged business owners and residents to consider delaying their return rather than risk their health and safety in a city without such basic needs as drinkable water and electricity and gas. Allen also noted that toxins are being released into the air as the city progressively dries out from nearly three weeks under water. One of the things that health officials worry about privately is the lack of hospitals to treat injuries...