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...Studies have shown, I say solemnly, that the young faculty, particularly, who are subjected to course evaluations, tend to raise the grades of their courses to avoid untoward comment,” Mansfield said...
...better they feel when they walk out of his salon, the happier they'll be to go back for a frequent blowout. Flirting's almost mandatory. And if the hairdresser is gay, so much the better, since the attention is much less likely to be taken as an untoward advance...
...least 195 shooting incidents since 2005, firing the first shot more than 80% of the time. It added that, over the same time period, Blackwater has dismissed 122 employees, about one-seventh of its workforce in Iraq, claiming drug or alcohol use, violent conduct, misuse of weapons, and other untoward behavior...
...Nora Nealis, executive director of the National Cleaners Association, responds that, while conditions vary from plant to plant, the industry has made great strides in protecting workers. "With proper training," says Nealis, "especially with all the technology available, I wouldn't say that dry cleaners are exposed to any untoward risks...
...Overall, the situation was generally peaceful except for some untoward incidents.' AVELINO RAZON JR., deputy director of the Philippines' national police, on May 14's national elections, during which at least three people were killed in shootings and a grenade attack. At least 126 people have died in election-related violence in the past four months...