Word: attains
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...felt that it is not just another college, but is a university with something definite to offer. Then too, I would like to go to the same college as my father. To be a "Harvard man" is an enviable distinction, and one that I sincerly [sic] hope I shall attain...
...flawless physique to its furthest extremes, etching forever the notion of California narcissism upon the psyche of the nation. For these fitness fanatics the goal is not just to look good but to look perfect. And if perfection cannot be achieved through exercise, to resort to surgery to attain...
...everyone on this campus would sleep a little more often, we might not get so frustrated. With naps, we would attain some sense of satisfaction and give ourselves occasional tidbits of exquisite pleasure...
Some degree of floundering was inevitable. Dismantling a seven-decade-old communist dictatorship and building new institutions from scratch is a Herculean task, especially for people who have no training in how to make democratic politics work. In Russia the current leaders did not attain power through a well-orchestrated plan but were thrust into a vacuum created by the failure of the reactionary putsch in August. They have been improvising ever since...
...Universities should give students the flexibility and time for studies that is appropriate," Wolcowitz said, adding that there is no specific "right number of years" of undergraduate study to attain a degree...