Word: bane
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Until recently, the drugs were considered mainly the bane of competitive sports and body building. But the alarming fact is that steroids, which are synthetic male hormones, are increasingly being abused by teenage boys for cosmetic reasons. A report last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that 6.6% of male high school seniors -- and perhaps as many as 500,000 adolescents nationwide -- have used steroids. Nearly a third of the students surveyed took the drugs to acquire that brawny look. Declares "Ian," a 5-ft. 6-in., 115-lb. 17-year-old from Boston...
Selected by a panel of experts in state and local government, the winners each earned $100,000 prizes from the Ford Foundation. "These innovators represent a new activism in government, a willingness to grapple with some of society's toughest problems," Professor of Public Policy Mary Jo Bane wrote in a press release. Bane heads the program that administers Innovations in State and Local Government Awards...
...defeat the scourge of litter, that bane of civilizations old and new. "If the student hasn't asked for it, they shouldn't be asked to pick it up or to pay custodians to pick it up," said Eric C. Engel, manager of facilities in the Yard...
...instructor by walking him to his car after class, Oprah asks cheekily, "How far did that walk go?" One guest, a rock-concert promoter, asserts that B.S. is a necessary part of his job. Victor Salupo, author of a book called The B.S. Syndrome, insists that it is the bane of society, damaging everything from personal relationships to politics. "Victor," Oprah blurts out near the end of the hour, "I only want to say one thing to you. Lighten...
Geography, much to the bane of schoolchildren and delight of their teachers, has always been considered one of the staples of elementary school education. By learning about the different countries in the world, it was rationalized, children would better understand America's own diversity of heritages...