Word: arisen
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Worried about a sagging economy and a dangerous international trade deficit, today's congressmen have been frantically seeking ways to improve America's economic competitiveness. Due to the efforts of Harvard and other universities' lobbyists, a consensus has arisen on Capitol Hill that higher education is the most efficient tool for improving the nation's long-term economic health. Many congressmen believe that financial support is essential for basic scientific research and student financial aid to produce the technology and the highly-trained work force America needs to improve its economy...
Following the defeat of Germany in World War I, the United States retreated into an isolationist stance, extracting itself from the international scene. While some believed that Hitler had arisen from the ashes of a German nation treated too harshly by its conquerors nearly three decades before, others believed the relatively lenient enforcement of aspects of the Treaty of Versailles had permitted Germany to again pursue imperialistic aims...
...under way, however, Soviet officials moved to dampen expectations. Troop reductions, said a Soviet spokesman, would have to be on the basis of "mutual agreement." Still, the final communique reflected an awareness of Western concerns by stating that the pact stood prepared to redress the "imbalance that has arisen in certain elements." Mainly, however, the conference served the purposes Gorbachev had intended: to encourage policy discussion, in the spirit of reform, and to exert discipline over the Warsaw Pact, in the spirit of tradition...
While most Democratic Progressives share that belief, friction has arisen in the party on how the goal should be achieved. Last month party militants wanted to stage a demonstration outside the Presidential Office Building despite the risk of violent confrontation. At the last minute, the party's moderate wing, led by Legislative Yuan Member Kang Ning-hsiang, had the protest called off. Kang's followers are committed to a nonviolent, parliamentary path to power. While the two factions differ on such matters as how often to hold street protests, last week's demonstration was widely viewed as a sign...
...both large and small agree that the controversy has arisen because federal money for scientific research and equipment has dropped to almost nothing while the cost of an average laboratory has skyrocketed. They also agree that the dispute has hurt the image of higher education in general...