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Harvard matched but did not exceed its benchmark in the category of inflation-indexed bonds--bonds issued by the government that guarantee a rate of return above inflation. Meyer said that while HMC actively trades in the other accounting categories in an attempt to exceed their benchmark, it does not do so in this area...
...report to University officials and alumni, Meyer wrote that over the long term, the University would like to exceed its overall benchmark by 1.5 percentage points per year, much less than the 13.6 percent it accumulated this year. Over the last five years, the University has exceeded its benchmarks by an average of 3.8 percent of the margin...
...Resources are the most immediate obstacle to improved peacekeeping. The U.N. has none of its own, and relies on member states to contribute troops for peacekeeping missions. But even the organization's current peacekeeping commitments exceed the available resources, and member states are reluctant to commit more of their forces. The best military resources are in Western countries whose governments find it politically difficult to risk the lives of their troops in remote conflicts in Africa and elsewhere. That means the U.N. missions often have to make do with military units that aren't quite up to the challenge...
...rays from reaching your skin.) But even the best sunscreen won't protect you forever. If it normally takes you 10 min. to burn, a sunscreen rated SPF-15 gives you 15 times 10 min., or 2 1/2 hr. of roasting time. Any more, and you'll exceed your radiation dose for the day, even if you reapply...
...what Jospin's government has accomplished since coming to power in June 1997. He has totally or partially privatized more state-owned companies than his conservative predecessors, including such behemoths as Thomson Multimedia, Air France and France Telecom. France's economic growth this year is projected by some to exceed 4%, the strongest performance of any major European country. Though France was slow to plug into the Internet, it is quickly closing the gap, and its burgeoning New Economy could account for as much as 20% of all French production this year...