selective
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Critics of selective public schools claim that they serve too few minority students, divert resources from traditional schools, and exacerbate racial and economic achievement gaps.
The whole sector rallied on Monday, but the moves ahead of Tuesday’s opening bell suggest that some investors were being a little more selective, or taking an opportunity to lock in profit.
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More broadly, investors also looked to be more selective on Tuesday about which defense stocks would benefit from the Iran conflict, with mixed moves in the sector in premarket trading.
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Public IB maintains a neutral rating on Malaysia’s oil and gas sector, expects selective upstream producers like Hibiscus Petroleum and Dialog Group to stand to benefit most from higher oil prices.
Even the league’s most respected organizations appear to dabble in selective losing.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
