Word: drivingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Berman was a force to reckon with in the midfield, using her dexterity and physical prowess to drive the ball up the field, while leveling those who crossed her path...
That's bad news in an industry that relies on hits to get kids and parents into the stores. This year, for example, Hasbro and retailers were betting on products licensed from Star Wars' prequel Phantom Menace to drive sales into the crucial fourth quarter, which accounts for half of all toy sales. However, the force has not been with the Star Wars line. "It was very strong in May and June, during the movie's release," says Leslie Rauch, a senior buyer for Target stores. "But since then, it's become nothing more than a boy's action figure...
...drive as an artist has always been to look at areas that are right in front of us that no one wants to look at," says Ensler, 46, who began interviewing women for The Vagina Monologues after she was "shocked" at the way a friend talked disparagingly about her own sex organ. The work has become the centerpiece of an annual effort on Valentine's Day to raise money to fight violence against women. "You know when your life mission shows up and you can no longer avoid it," she says. "I suddenly realized I had to do something major...
...first stage was the abolition of slavery, the source of great shame. The next step was an end to legal segregation, and then the guarantee to all Americans of the right to vote. The final stage was equal access to capital for everyone. Dr. King led the 20th century drive to transform American culture. He fought to end segregation by changing the law. If Dr. King had not succeeded and Congress had not passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act, we would not have the multiracial, multicultural society we have today. Dr. King dispelled the notion that just because you were...
...packed for home games. "Now, so many things compete for their time," he says. "People watch so much TV now, or they go off somewhere in their car. When I was a kid, we stayed close to home in our parties, our socializing. Now its common for kids to drive a long way, to go downtown. I went there maybe once when I was a teenager...