Word: applauding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There's a talent show one night, in whichfirst-years applaud their gifted classmates whocan play guitar, sing and even recite "The Raven"from memory. But while this is Harvard, there willstill be crummy acts. Which will be refreshing,since this is Harvard...
Local pro-business advocates applaud the council's move and say the new attitude is essential to keeping businesses in the city during the recession...
...Faculty applaud the selection and say the former Columbia Teacher's College professor will be the key to next year's success...
Bankers and businessmen applaud the new overtures. But Swiss farmers, whose subsidies are considerably higher than those of the E.C., find the prospect of losing income frightening. And in a country that currently does not have a sales tax, the E.C.'s proposed 15% value-added tax is not popular. But by joining the E.C., the Swiss stand to gain more than they would have by staying out in the cold...
...credit, Clinton has been preaching racial harmony from the outset of his campaign, and before many audiences ill disposed to applaud his appeal. He has also advanced a coherent plan for economic renewal that insists on reciprocal responsibility, a nothing-for-nothing program that strays far from traditional liberalism. In the current context, and in addition to his support for the enterprise zones and tenant-ownership schemes that Bush favors, the elements that matter are these: an earned income tax credit that would ensure that those who work full time cannot fall below the poverty line; a proliferation of community...