Word: collection
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...piety is very far from passivity. In 1984, returning to Mount St. Vincent College to collect an honorary degree, the mild, once bookish college girl surprised her former classmates with a forceful address. "Faith," she told them, "is not simply a patience which passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit which bears things -- with resignation, yes, but above all, with blazing serene hope...
...highly successful fund-raiser known for his ability to collect thousands of dollars through one-on-one solicitation of the wealthy, Channell said his foundation has raised nearly $6 million this year for his pro-Contra public awareness campaign...
...insurgents insisted on the right to collect "progressive taxes" in rebel-controlled areas and to seize weapons from government depots and other sources while the peace talks are in progress. The armed forces understandably found both provisions unacceptable. In a carefully worded compromise, the two sides agreed that these practices would not be designated as "hostile acts," but at the same time the armed forces reserved the right to take action against them...
...Memorial Hall event is traditionally one of the largest and most important blood drives in the Northeast, "especially because it's during the holdiday season when it's really difficult to collect blood," said Amanda Livingston, an organizer from the sponsoring American Red Cross...
...three-week-old drive to collect clothing and educational aids for a Tanzanian school run by the African National Congress (ANC) raised several thousand dollars worth of goods, organizers said yesterday...