Word: dependently
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...problem, however, is not as it may appear on the surface. Poll or no, Nixon is not headed anywhere near the White House; the closest he could ever make it--and even this would depend on a particularly lunatic display by the admittedly eccentric California electorate--would be a return trip to the Senate. But despite the rumors--that he is preparing for a Senate run, or that he is awaiting the return of a Republican administration to provide him with an ambassadorship to somewhere in the Far East, perhaps China--the greatest danger is not that Nixon will return...
...present Congress. Carter insists he does. But the President says he is not going to stand for the traditional inclinations of Congress to juggle figures. Said Carter: "There is a new kind of political leader, not only in the White House but in the Congress itself. They do not depend on a Speaker, or the Democratic Party, or a presidential candidate to help put them in office. I think this is one reason we are much more likely to see success in November among Democratic members of Congress than we would ordinarily expect. Their dependence relates to their own direct...
...mortgages and tuition bills and beef prices have jolted a majority of Americans into the realization that their way of life may depend on their understanding the U.S. economic system and helping to get it back in tune. In short, almost all Americans are in some way now linked with business concerns. There is a vague understanding that while capitalism is far from perfect and not even very romantic, as Political Commentator Irving Kristol explains, it performs the job of distributing goods and services, and preserving individual freedom, better than any other system...
...stretches of time between alarms provide a complement to periods of intensity. Firefighting has an important social aspect. The men have to work closely together, as fighting a fire is a tactical operation requiring precise organization and teamwork. Thus the men have to learn to depend on and trust one another, and the time spent living together during their shifts in the firehouse helps to provide the camaraderie that makes this possible...
Time is not in his favor. As he grows and learns to love and depend on Madame Rosa, she grows older too. And her age does more than increase her love, it also saps her strength and undermines her health. Her weakness makes her still more dependent on Momo, which further heightens his love for her. At the same time it forces him to realize that someday soon she will die and there will be no one left who needs him or whom he will want to need, in turn...