Word: endeavor
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...been a key diplomat in the U.N. and he’s been involved in every political and peace-keeping endeavor in the U.N. since his time there,” says Rotberg, who worked with Prendergast at the U.N. “[On] any issue of any relevance, he’s had a role in solving the problems...
...school to serve as a senior adviser for health policy in the Clinton administration. It was in Washington that Gawande got an insider’s look into “the battles of trying to actually reform the health care system.” Today, he describes the endeavor as a failure—“a very trying experience with many lessons learned...
...Xeric has provided monies to aspiring authors since 1992, resulting in dozens of books that may never have otherwise seen publication. Two of the 2004 recipients, Nick Jeffrey and Karl Stevens, have recently released their Xeric-sponsored books. Both of their works prove the value of the Xeric endeavor...
...also helps that the legislation may be coming to a vote at a politically opportune time for a measure that can rightfully claim to be a truly bipartisan endeavor. Public approval of Congress in the latest Gallup poll stood at an abysmally low 35%, its worst in eight years. Congress hasn't helped its case much by tying itself up in battles, like the one over the filibuster, that touch the concerns mainly of those within the ideological extremes of both parties...
...gets as giddy as a schoolboy while he recalls the audacity of the whole endeavor when it got started: “Traditions—it’s very rare that people get to sit down and create them. But we just sat down and said, ‘we’re gonna have a parade, a barbecue, a performance fair…why don’t we take Quincy Street and use every available performance space?’” Somehow, the idea worked, and, 13 years later, Arts First is the defining artistic...