Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...like to demand the same questioning attitude of our institution. Change comes around so glacially here that it may seem pointless to press issues, but even a place whose ruts of achievement are so well-trod they've become valleys should not be allowed to move forward unthinkingly. This is especially relevant in light of the changes in House life we've seen in the last four years...
Students also expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of direct shuttles to the fields, the shuttles' relative infrequency and the fact that they don't run during hours of peak demand for athletes...
...book begins with a tragedy--the death of three of Holbrooke's colleagues when their vehicle fell into a ravine on Mount Igman on the team's first visit to Sarajevo. This traumatic event permeates the narrative--a grim reminder that great enterprises may demand great sacrifices. Holbrooke's frantic pre-Dayton shuttle often took him to three countries in a single day. Once all the parties had been safely corralled in Ohio, he unleashed a classic 21-day exercise in lock-up, great-power diplomacy. The outcome of this exhausting and often acrimonious marathon was in doubt until literally...
Knowles also said he was aware that there was demand for early morning hours...
This ceaseless demand for information has given rise to lucrative alliances between online brokers and data providers. In one such deal, Datek signed a $1.5 million agreement in January to sponsor the stock market ticker on TheStreet.com www.thestreet.com) an electronic magazine filled with news and analysis of stocks and market trends. For its money, Datek gets a button on the site of TheStreet that brings viewers to the broker's home page...