Word: certained
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...calculation is based on the observation that in a specific group of people carrying the AIDS virus, a certain percentage will develop symptoms within a given period of time. For example, it appears that roughly 6% will come down with the disease in the second year after infection. Since the Government has accurate figures on how many people have developed AIDS, Hay was able to work backward to figure out the number of those who carry the virus...
...rural culture was never as kindly and not always as pleasant as legend would have it. But necessity forced a concern for family and community and an interdependence that as often as not subdued meanness and selfishness. A certain virtue and hope were required for survival...
Naturally, if you want to improve your image, it's not enough to cover your face with a bit of makeup. You need a plastic surgeon. It will take a long time for people to regain their trust in American policy. America says in regard to certain countries that the deepening of relationships requires a lot of time. We need more signs from American policy to regain our trust in the American Administration...
...every adopted child wants to open that door. "A search would rob me of a certain amount of security, the security that comes from believing that the family I know is my real family," argues Rhonda Brown, 34, a New York City lawyer. "I'm the one who has finally defined my identity -- not someone from the mysterious past...
What if the spirit doesn't hit? We can't afford to wait if we want to survive. While we are waiting for this sea change of attitude, we could pretend -- a notion that sounds more whimsical than it is. Scientists have found that certain actions have a feedback effect on the actor. Smilers actually feel happier; debaters become enamored of their own arguments; a good salesman sells himself first. You become what you pretend to be. We can pretend to be unselfish and connected to the earth. We can pretend that 30- ft.-long, black-tinted-glass, air-conditioned...