Word: earned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Albright had managed to earn both her masters degree and Ph.D. in Government from Columbia University by getting up at 4:30 a.m. and studying whenever she could. At about the same time, she got involved with former Maine senator Edward Muskie's re-election campaign, and that led to a job on the Democrat's staff as chief legislative assistant...
Climaxing his cross-country season, Carswell placed 17th in the 5,000 at NCAAs, which helped him earn All-American honors. Not since Gompers finished fifth at the NCAA Championships in 1986 had Harvard boasted a male All-American in cross-country...
...good things about the military is that it does respect rank," says Gorelick. "I had the equivalent rank of a four-star general, and in the military you don't just get respect, you have to slowly earn...
...TIME/CNN telephone poll conducted by Yankelovich Partners, adults are nearly equally divided on the idea (50% oppose, 47% favor and 3% are not sure). Many probably feel it would burden kids, who need summertime to just be kids. Parents want time for family vacations and for older children to earn some income. But a six-week summer break is ample time for both. Moreover, parents may appreciate the extra four weeks of supervision of their kids that a longer school year provides...
...Jodie Foster's brother earn the nickname Buddy? In his book Foster Child, Buddy Foster explores Jodie's sex life, their mother's affair with a woman and many family secrets. Last week the actress called her brother "a distant acquaintance motivated solely by greed and sour grapes." He's no Buddy...