Word: effort
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Yale, Princeton and Stanford universities all adopted a binding Early Decision admissions process in an effort to retain top students...
...didn't like this; it was bad," said Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith. "Everyone got very tentative and afraid. This [effort] is not good enough...
Harvard's domination on the glass greatly helped the team's effort. The Crimson outrebounded the Wildcats by an eye-catching margin...
Paradoxically, the answer is yes. Young people--like adults--usually find that when they make a real effort on behalf of others, they get back more than they contribute. Many youngsters report that volunteering in their communities has helped them understand people who are different from themselves, has opened up new career possibilities to them and has enlarged their horizons. According to one poll, more than half of teenage respondents said that their grades improved as a result of volunteering. In Maryland, which has a "service-learning" requirement that students must fulfill to graduate from high school, one initially reluctant...
...victory rings, and endless supplies of roses and gift certificates for their wives and girlfriends. How to get the city of San Francisco to help finance a new stadium for the 49ers? Promise to tack on an opulent shopping mall and tout the whole project as a job-development effort...