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  • adjective comparative form of needy: more needy

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Examples

  • I was in the middle of writing my explanation for taking Weatherspoon over the likes of Charles Brown and Rodger Saffold - two guys at a "needier" position and popular picks for the Colts in other mocks - when I finally did a proper situation check and realized that somehow Anthony Davis was still on the board.

    Behind the Steel Curtain Blitz 2010

  • I was in the middle of writing my explanation for taking Weatherspoon over the likes of Charles Brown and Rodger Saffold - two guys at a "needier" position and popular picks for the Colts in other mocks - when I finally did a proper situation check and realized that somehow Anthony Davis was still on the board.

    Behind the Steel Curtain Blitz 2010

  • The New York Times finds that “facing fallen endowments and needier students, many colleges are looking more favorably on wealthier applicants as they make their admissions decisions this year.”

    Wonk Room 2009

  • The results of this study would appear to me to suggest that vouchers need to be "progressive," in that higher vouchers should be given to needier students.

    Adverse Results for School Vouchers, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Facing fallen endowments and needier students, many colleges are looking more favorably on wealthier applicants as they make their admissions decisions this year.

    Full Payers Are Looking Particularly Attractive This Year 2009

  • Battered Endowments But with college endowments not yet fully recovered from the recession and a greater number of needier students, many schools are starting to rein in their generosity.

    Buying Your Way Into College Jane J. Kim 2011

  • The results of this study would appear to me to suggest that vouchers need to be "progressive," in that higher vouchers should be given to needier students.

    Adverse Results for School Vouchers, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Progressive vouchers would change the incentives so that schools would compete for needier students, which in turn might create more incentive to compete on quality.

    Adverse Results for School Vouchers, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • With college endowments not yet fully recovered from the recession and a greater number of needier students, many schools are starting to rein in their generosity.

    Improve Your Chance for Top College Picks Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo 2011

  • "This year, we had a bigger early decision group and a slightly needier one," says Jonathan Burdick , dean of admissions and financial aid.

    Buying Your Way Into College Jane J. Kim 2011

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