Our 2005 science scores, released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), were even more shocking.

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What is even more shocking, though, is this: most companies get it wrong.

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Even more shocking is the fact that women with children under the age of 18 comprise only 14% of managers.

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Reid lost a controversial split decision to Calzaghe in their 1999 title fight in Newcastle, and suffered an even more shocking decision against Sven Ottke in Germany in 2003.

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Even more shocking than the ads themselves is the fact that under federal law, radio stations are powerless to refuse to run the commercials or censor them in any way.

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Books, movies, and even theater (shocking, I know) offer more evidence.

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