1.   The acceptance rate among potential volunteers would appear to vary around the country.

2.   Papers published in this country are generally refereed anonymously, and many editors are reluctant to publish acceptance rates for papers submitted to their journals.

3.   And by offering permanent jobs to interns they know and who know them, outfits like Hewlett-Packard, Intel and General Mills enjoy higher acceptance rates and lower turnover.

4.   Barmak Nassirian, associate executive director at the American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers, said most colleges with high acceptance rates have clear admissions criteria.

5.   Because a higher acceptance rate means potentially higher bad-debt losses, the bank will also set up a reserve account funded with a percentage of billings.

6.   He and other admissions deans offer a couple of theories as to why the acceptance rate for Arizona students is lower than the national rate.

7.   I feel lucky to get an acceptance rate of one in four.

8.   With early decision admissions taking up a larger share of the seats in freshman classes, Ivy League universities reported record low acceptance rates this year.

9.   For Phi Beta Kappa, low acceptance rates have prompted effort at the national level, where a full-time staffer was hired to monitor chapter performance.

10.   She said the low acceptance rate of contraceptives was due to fears of side effects or complications and a lack of family planning services in communities.