Word: adjustment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...surprises. The government announced last month that a welter of previously restricted "internal" regulations issued by the State Council, China's highest executive body, will henceforth be circulated publicly. "The publication of regulations signed by China's Premier will help people learn exactly what they are being asked to adjust to, follow or enforce," said Huang Shuhai, a deputy director of legislative affairs for the State Council. "Their legal rights and interests will also be made clearer...
...coach is a crucial part of playing basketball," Mitchell says. "An insensitive coach can turn you completely off the game, whereas a good coach who helps you adjust can make it more challenging and enjoyable...
...When I recruited her, I knew she'd be good." Costin-Scalise said. "She's a real talent. She'll swim even faster because she trains so hard. Freshmen don't always adjust that well but she's done really well...
...changes his way of adapting to death, McElroy shifts the tone of the novel. The first chapters are a monologue, mirroring the isolation and entrapment that the protagonist feels. Later, McElroy inserts dialogue into the text, a change that reflects the boy's attempts to adjust to his father's death and to the dissemination of the letter...
...Knights can ride on the strength of Fletcher and adjust to their new coach, a return trip to the ECAC Garden party in March could turn into another golden opportunity...