Word: anxiousness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...band U2, life has always been an exploration. Down city streets, through seedy bars, in churches and on the concert stage, he has spent 41 years looking for answers. And after all that time, he may not have found exactly what he's looking for, but he is not anxious to rush the search. He is navigating the same fundamental questions that have consumed him since his youth--how does one remain a spiritual being in the modern world...
...Arriving at airport: Traveler - especially this one - is anxious. Will the flight take off on time? Will the airline lose my luggage? What is that weird metal thing hanging off the side of the airplane...
...those were minor setbacks. On missile defense, he's won the game. The system for which he'd pressed for years has now become an article of faith in Washington, and while Powell's mission is now simply to pacify allies anxious over the implications for arms control, to Rumsfeld - not exactly a die-hard advocate of arms control - falls the job of choosing which tools to use in the building of a missile shield...
...zero credentials? The CBS Evening News is the lowest rated news broadcast and can't be doing too well financially. Why not auction off the anchor chair for one night a week to some multi-millionaire who wishes he were Dan Rather? In fact, it couldn't be more anxious-making for viewers than watching old Dan himself. Maybe that's how they should find Dan's successor - give it to the highest bidder; that might even make Viacom happy...
...what constitutes good care, whether in the home or outside it? What is the healthiest way for children to spend their time, especially in the years before school soaks up most of the day? Many anxious parents, wanting the best for their children and willing to pay for it, fill their kids' days with oboe lessons and karate classes, their rooms with phonics tapes and smart toys. And yet if you ask the experts to name the most precious thing you can provide your child, they often cite things you cannot buy: time and attention, the appreciation that play...