Word: demandingness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Commander Robert "Hoot" Gibson had the demanding task of steering the 100-ton Atlantis to within three inches of the 123-ton Mir, at a closing rate no faster than one foot in 10 seconds, while the two ships sped in tandem around the Earth at 17,500 mph.
The French for weeks have been demanding that the U.N. force be either beefed up or pulled out. Once the decision to reinforce was made, French officials said they were eager to use the new reaction force to open the road for supplies to Sarajevo, protect U.N.-designated "safe zones...
With their vast and specialized offerings, the catalogs offer the variety that varsity gardeners are demanding. But at the same time, they can reach out to the rookies, who would like a complete garden in a can. "If you look through garden catalogs, or even retail displays sometimes, you will...
Politicians from both Catholic and Protestant communities hedge their condemnations of this violence. "We are opposed to punishment beatings, and will not condone them," says Martin McGuinness, second-in-command of Sinn Fein, the I.R.A.'s political wing. "But the reality is that the community is demanding action against criminals...
Americans seem to have forgotten the difference between spending and investing. If balancing the budget is truly motivated by an interest in our children's future, then why aren't people demanding that Washington correct its 30-year slide in public investment? Families and businesses recognize that physical and human...