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That selectiveness is almost as disturbing as the piece itself.

New Dan Simmons Story 2006

In real life, your selectiveness is a plus for your team, but it's keeping you out of this contest.

SI.com 2011

Bedwell says the true promise of drugs that suppress nonsense mutations is their selectiveness, meaning the drugs work well in fixing disease-causing mutations while generally sparing healthy genes.

News for NBC13.com NBC13.com 2010

A number of surveys released in the past six weeks suggest Ms. Benson's new selectiveness is widespread among the wealthiest Americans.

Post-Recession, the Rich Are Different Christina Binkley 2011

I think that non-technical degrees are by in large status or positional goods, i.e. a liberal arts degree from Harvard is only valuable because of the relative selectiveness of Harvard compared to other liberal arts programs, not because of the content of the degree.

College Education Oversold?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

The problem is not with universities, why should we ask them to dumb down their admissions criteria when selectiveness is part of what maks them great?

Percentage of poor pupils admitted to Oxbridge? 1% 2010

"So in Kamenetz's world -- a world that I agree would be far better for pure learning -- what steps into the role played by accreditation, both the one you get from the college you went to and the one you get from the relative selectiveness of that college against other colleges?"

Anya Kamenetz: Credentialism and Higher Ed 2010

And the queer part was, that Pickman got none of his power from the use of selectiveness or bizarrerie.

Illustrating The Unseen « Become A Robot 2008

The great thing about the Rule of Law is its lack of selectiveness; in other words, the Rule of Law applies to everyone regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic status, or political affiliation.

Shannyn Moore: The LIEonization of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens 2009

David Goldstein has more on McGavick's apparent selectiveness when it comes to talking about state initiatives. print share

WA-SEN: McGavick's Excuse for Ducking Gay Civil Rights Question Falls Flat 2009