Word: exaction
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...decision came as no real surprise to those familiar with the Introduction to Business Program for Ph.D. s. It was expensive, and with enrollment down to 29 in the last session--sharply below the needed 50--the drain became prohibitive. While refusing to give exact details about the financial losses, one official said that Harvard was subsidizing the course well beyond the $2500 tuition for each student. In addition, other administrators pointed to the dropping enrollment and voiced qualms over whether students need the program in its current form...
...enough, Michels passed the first, confidential screening, reportedly because it was not as complete as the urinalysis conducted later. Michels reportedly told fellow athletes that the technicians awed him by naming the date in April when he had last used steroids and by saying they could also pinpoint the exact dosage. The twelve athletes who fled before facing the test insist that they are not steroid users, but some said that they were worried about urinalysis turning up other, more innocuous substances like caffeine, which are also on the IOC's list of more than 300 banned drugs...
...midsummer, however, the basic features of the keel were common knowledge around Newport: the unusual appendage rakes forward under the hull into a bulb, then sweeps aft into two delta-shaped wings designed to give the boat an advantage while heeled over sailing upwind (see diagram). The exact dimensions of the keel were well known to the International Yacht Racing Union's Measurement Committee, which had formally examined Australia II for conformity to the complicated 12-meter standards well before the racing began...
Scientists remains unsure about the exact nature of the find because it was made with an infrared satellite, which uses non-visual detectors to search for sources of radiation that are relatively cool, in comparison to the hot, gaseous stars that comprise the majority of know celestial objects...
VDTs have grown increasingly popular nationwide in recent years--from 1 million in 1975 to a projected 10 million in 1985. Harvard officials said they cannot provide exact figures for the University, but estimated that use has increased from a handful a few years ago to about...