Word: program
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...chemistry program now stands, mostgraduate students engage in full-time research asearly as their second year. Apart from interactionwith a group leader, a faculty member who may havemore than 20 students to supervise, there is noformal departmental evaluation--no indication ofhow one is progressing--until a month before astudent defends the thesis in front of acommittee...
...congressional mandate, Williams couldn't be fired by Barry. With the help of a presidentially appointed financial-control board, Williams used this power to begin dismantling the bloated government Barry had built over two decades. Barry had more or less used D.C. agencies as a jobs program; this governing strategy created a loyal black middle class but eventually ruined city finances. Williams issued pink slips for the first time in years. In many parts of the city he was hated...
...troops stationed there. The missile also raised the prospect of new threats to the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East, where Pyongyang sells its missiles to clients like Libya and Iran. More worrisome still is what the launch says about Pyongyang's aggressive missile program. Some experts believe North Korea is well on the way to building even more muscular missiles, capable of reaching Alaska, Hawaii and even the western part of the continental U.S. Says Republican Congressman Curt Weldon, a member of the National Security Committee: "It's the first time a rogue state has launched...
...swings often signal major shifts in the market's direction, but sometimes they simply reflect confusion. Birinyi Associates reports that daily market moves of greater than 1% are occurring this year nearly twice as often as the historical average. You can make volatility your friend by sticking to a program of regular investing in stocks or stock funds, preferably through automatic payroll deductions. By investing a set amount each month (known as dollar-cost averaging), you naturally buy more shares when prices are low and fewer when they are high. It's foolproof, so long as your stocks eventually rebound...
...historic mission of U.S. public schools. Americans have always regarded education as a critical cog in the machinery of democracy. But they have also prided themselves on constructing "common" institutions that, unlike European schools, geared lessons to the middle and did not select elites early. Educators stressed that a program suitable for the best students was also good enough for the average ones. By catering to average students and preparing them for stable jobs, America's public schools would help build an educated, prosperous middle class...