Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...better team," Bentley said. "We just have a tendency to play down to the level of our opponent. We have a good chance of beating UMass and giving Brown a tough fight...
...Cela? Was the award to Spanish author Camilo Jose Cela, 73, another example of the Academy's penchant for giving unheard-of writers undreamt-of recognition? Yes, in the sense that Cela has not had much impact outside his native land for a quarter-century. But on reflection, the better answer is no, for Cela, though now little read, has amassed a body of powerful, disturbing work -- and lived a risky, iconoclastic life -- that fully merits the world's attention...
Most people recover their emotional equilibrium in about a year, though the trauma can easily last longer. In general, researchers have found that people cope with natural disasters better than man-made ones. And those who have suffered physical injuries often fare better ultimately than those who escape unhurt...
...sooner help comes, the better. A study of 200 traumatic-stress cases by researchers at the Barrington Psychiatric Center in Los Angeles revealed that the costs of rehabilitation, disability, absence from work and litigation were six times as high for victims who received no or delayed therapy as for those who were treated quickly. That suggests that California health officials should offer as much counseling as possible now -- or face even more serious distress in the future...
...live with her husband and 15 children in a two-room trailer. In 1984 MadCAAP brought a four-bedroom house to Murry's farm. Now white curtains hang from the windows and stuffed animals, high school banners and framed graduation pictures decorate the wood- paneled walls. "We can sleep better now," says Murry. "I am grateful that I have a place to cook, a table to feed my family at and a place for me to rest later...