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...Cambridge has over one and one-half times the number of pouring licenses which a city of its size would be authorized to issue...the ratio of licenses to population served is higher for Harvard Square and its adjacent neighborhoods," the letter states...
...high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio in these plants means that they are nitrogen-deficient, because a greater amount of nitrogen is needed to sustain the larger plant...
Secondly, Bazzaz has shown in experiments that butterfly larvae that eat leaves with a higher carbon-to-nitrogen ratio than normal are more prone to death. They have a higher mortality rate and grow less than larvae that eat leaves grown from a nitrogen-rich environment. Consequently, insect populations will go down, which in turn may upset the food chain...
...students who seek help at Mental Health Services, women outnumber men, two to one. At the Bureau of Study Council, the ratio is three to two. And over the years slightly more women than men have used Room 13. Catlin attributes the discrepancy to differences in the way men and women tend to address personal problems...
...only time male students do not dominate discussions is when the teacher is female and the ratio of male to female students is equal, Shinagel said...