Word: extras
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Catamounts had already scored once, narrowing the lead to 3-2. Upon tallying again to tie the game halfway through the third, they received an extra boost from its fans...
...point, Justice David Souter, the moderate appointed to the court by Bush's father, helpfully gave Tribe a page number. "Page 3-A of the blue brief, I am reliably informed," Tribe quipped. A beat passed, and then Rehnquist chimed in, "It won't get you an extra two minutes...
Last July the University of Georgia lost a lawsuit filed by female students who were denied admission because of an affirmative-action policy that favored men. Says junior Shanna Norris, 20: "It's not fair that a boy would get extra weight [in the admissions index] over a girl, but it would be better if there were more boys on campus...
...then to recruit more guys? At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, recruiters aggressively tout math and science programs--traditionally popular among male applicants. Chicago's DePaul University (59% female) sends out extra mailings to boys...
That?s probably an artful understatement, considering the efforts of so many educators who?ve committed themselves to improving test scores. But it may not be simply a matter of extra effort - some education experts who?ve examined the study?s results worry it?s not enough for teachers to work hard. School districts, some suggest, should only hire educators who majored in their teaching subject in college, or restricting certain positions to those with advanced degrees - a practice common in many of the higher-scoring nations...