Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...broad, relatively untapped labor pool. Part-time workers are so zealous, according to some studies, that they are almost certain to put in more than half a day's work in half a day's time. "Two teachers working half of the time bring additional energy and enthusiasm to the classroom," says Nick Gervase, personnel chief for the Santa Clara Unified School District in California...
...China's reaction to the dramatic, unprecedented protest demonstration that took place in Peking's vast T'ien An Men Square two weeks ago. In the weeks ahead, these analysts speculate, the Communist Party leadership will make a concerted effort to create a sense of mass enthusiasm and legitimacy for its policies-most notably the abrupt sacking of Chou En-lai's onetime heir apparent Teng Hsiao-p'ing and the elevation of Security Minister Hua Kuo-feng to Premier and First Vice Chairman of the party...
...done a lot of programming and a lot has come quickly," Powers said. "The most surprising thing we first encountered was the enthusiasm of the community, and rather than creating momentum we got swept along with...
...moves comfortably around the part of the Observatory he knows, exhibiting objects, people, and what each does with the enthusiasm of a novice. In his descriptions, the Observatory is glamorous. As he strides through the buildings, he explains things, and theories from the bottom up ("this is really pretty neat"). His excitement is contagious. And he knows all the eccentricities of the place: "There're lots of funny license plates around here. Fred Whipple's--he's the guy that did all that work on comets--says COMETS, and David Layzer's say HAAVAD and ENDURO...
...current monastic revival-part of a general spiritual resurgence among Copts-has generated a broad enthusiasm among lay people. Coptic university students spend holidays in retreats at the monasteries. Some organize themselves into "families" attached to specific monasteries that they periodically join for prayer and work. Even after they leave the university, some young professionals choose the monastic life. The 50 monks of the monastery of St. Makarios, for example, include six physicians, five pharmacists and twelve engineers...