Word: cite
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Yorkers take a perverse pride in their legendary brusqueness. But local leaders are beginning to be worried that the city's surly citizens are hurting tourism, a major industry. Herb Rickman, president of New York Pride, a nonprofit promoter of civic activism, says surveys show that visitors increasingly cite such enduring city icons as crabby cabbies and snarling salesclerks as serious arguments against a return visit. Rickman's response: the Civility Campaign, an effort to make New Yorkers a little more pleasant...
...students cite a variety of factors--particularly movies and other entertainment paraphernalia--as contributing to the atmosphere of a grill...
...many owners cite business experience as an important motivation for taking on the sometimes time-consuming operation of a grill...
...formal dress of the pledges, or "Sphinxmen," as the fraternity calls them, is not intended as a military exercise, but to protect the pledges from unpredictable Boston weather. The apparel inspires Sphinxmen to take a serious attitude toward all of their activities. In fact, most of the Sphinxmen cite the desire to become more serious--more focused and mature--as their reason for pledging...
Padan Aram members cite the difficulty of breaking the "second-best" cycle that has plagued the magazine since its inception...