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GMATSentences:No.001CivilrightsactivistshavelongarguedthatoneoftheprincipalreasonstheBlacks,Hispanics,andotherminoritygroupshavedifficultyestablishingthemselvesinbusinessisthattheylackaccesstothesizableordersandsubcontractsthataregeneratedbylargecompanies.No.002FascinationwiththisidealhasmadeAmericansdefythe“OldWorld”categoriesofsettledpossessivenessversusunsettlingdeprivation,thecupidityofretentionversusthecupidityofseizure,a“statusquo”defendedorattacked.No.003Thenonstarterswereconsideredtheoneswhowantedstability,astrongrefereetogivethemsomepositionintherace,aregulativehandtocalmmanicspeculation;anauthoritythatcancallthingstoahalt,beginthingsagainfromcompensatorilystaggered“startinglines.”No.004“Reform”inAmericahasbeensterilebecauseitcanimaginenochangeexceptthroughtheextensionofthismetaphorofarace,widerinclusionofcompetitors,“apieceoftheaction,”asitwere,forthedisenfranchised.No.005Wehavenoprideinourgrowinginterdependence,inthefactthatoursystemcanserveothers,thatweareabletohelpthoseinneed;emptyboastsfromthepastmakeusashamedofourpresentachievements,makeustrytoforgetordenythem,moveawayfromthem.No.006Thetraditionalviewsupposesthattheuppermantleoftheearthbehavesasaliquidthenitissubjectedtosmallforcesforlongperiodsandthatdifferencesintemperatureunderoceansandcontinentsaresufficienttoproduceconvectioninthemantleoftheearthwithrisingconvectioncurrentsunderthemid-oceanridgesandsinkingcurrentsunderthecontinents.No.007Thisviewmaybecorrect:ithastheadvantagethatthecurrentsaredrivenbytemperaturedifferencesthatthemselvesdependonthepositionofthecontinents.No.008Theenclosedseasareanimportantfeatureoftheearth’ssurfaceandseriouslyrequireexplanationbecause,inadditiontotheenclosedseasthataredevelopingatpresentbehindislandsarcs,thereareanumberofolderonesofpossiblysimilarorigin,suchastheGulfofMexico,theBlackSea,andperhapstheNorthSea.No.009Furthermore,neutrinoscarrywiththeminformationaboutthesiteandcircumstancesoftheirproduction:therefore,thedetectionofcosmicneutrinoscouldprovidenewinformationaboutawidevarietyofcosmicphenomenaandaboutthehistoryoftheuniverse.No.010Consequently,nothingseemsgoodornormalthatdoesnotaccordwiththerequirementsofthefreemarket.No.011Accordingly,itrequiresamajoractofwilltothinkofprice-fixing(thedeterminationofpricesbytheseller)asboth“normal”andhavingavaluableeconomicfunction.No.012Infact,price-fixingisnormalinallindustrializedsocietiesbecausetheindustrialsystemitselfprovides,asaneffortlessconsequenceofitsowndevelopment,theprice-fixingthatitrequires.No.013Thateachlargefirmwillactwithconsiderationofitsownneedsandthusavoidsellingitsproductsformorethatitscompetitors’chargeiscommonlyrecognizedbyadvocatesoffree-marketeconomictheories.No.014Moreover,thoseeconomistswhoarguethatallowingthefreemarkettooperatewithoutinterferenceisthemostefficientmethodofestablishingpriceshavenotconsideredtheeconomiesofnonsocialistcountriesotherthantheUnitedStates.No.015Synder,Daly,andBrunshaverecentlyproposedthatcaffeineaffectsbehaviorbycounteringtheactivityinthehumanbrainofanaturallyoccurringchemicalcalledadenosine.No.016Tobuttresstheircasethatcaffeineactsinsteadbypreventingadenosinebinding,Snyderetalcomparedthestimulatoryeffectsofaseriesofcaffeinederivativeswiththeirabilitytodislodgeadenosinefromitsreceptorsinthebrainsofmice.No.017Theproblemisthatthecompoundhasmixedeffectsinthebrain,anotunusualoccurrencewithpsychoactivedrugs.No.018Whowouldwantanunmarkedpotwhenanotherwasavailablewhoseprovenancewasknown,andthatwasdatedstratigraphicallybytheprofessionalarchaeologistwhoexcavatedit?No.019Federaleffortstoaidminoritybusinessesbeganinthe1960swhentheSmallBusinessAdministration(SBA)beganmakingfederallyguaranteedloansandgovernment-sponsoredmanagementandtechnicalassistanceavailabletominoritybusinessenterprises.No.020Recentlyfederalpolicymakershaveadoptedanapproachintendedtoacceleratedevelopmentoftheminoritybusinesssectorbymovingawayfromdirectlyaidingsmallminorityenterprisesandtowardsupportinglarger,growth-orientedminorityfirmsthroughintermediarycompanies.No.021MESBIC’saretheresultofthebeliefthatprovidingestablishedfirmswitheasieraccesstorelevantmanagementtechniquesandmorejob-specificexperience,aswellassubstantialamountsofcapital,givesthosefirmsagreateropportunitytodevelopsoundbusinessfoundationsthatdoessimplymakinggeneralmanagementexperienceandsmallamountsofcapitalavailable.No.022Mostseniorexecutivesarefamiliarwiththeformaldecisionanalysismodelsandtools,andthosewhousesuchsystematicmethodsforreachingdecisionsareoccasionallyleeryofsolutionssuggestedbythesemethodswhichruncountertotheirsenseofthecorrectcourseofaction.No.023Butthedebatecouldnotberesolvedbecausenoonewasabletoaskthecrucialquestionsinaforminwhichtheycouldbepursuedproductively.No.024Duringthenineteenthcentury,sheargues,theconceptofthe“useful”childwhocontributedtothefamilyeconomygavewaygraduallytothepresent-daynotionofthe“useless”childwho,thoughproducingnoincomefor,andindeedextremelycostlyto,itsparents,isyetconsideredemotionally“priceless.”No.025Wellestablishedamongsegmentsofthemiddleandu