Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Energy' and `Enthusiasm...
Even with such unusual theses, many of these students say that months of hard work have somewhat dulled their original enthusiasm...
Greeks were exhilarated in 1981 when Andreas Papandreou and his Socialist Party swept to power. Their enthusiasm has long since turned to bitterness and disbelief as the worst financial and political scandal in four decades engulfs Greece. The press, the Bank of Greece, a magistrate and Parliament are delving into charges of corruption, seeking to uncover how more than $210 million disappeared from the Bank of Crete. Charges of embezzlement, kickbacks and bribery, of banknotes stuffed into briefcases, have been leveled against high officials...
...business courses that involve more number-crunching than subjective policy decisions, enthusiasm for the case method begins to fade. Professors outside the B-School say that studying topics such as accounting and corporate finance requires an understanding of basic principles before exploring complex scenarios, adding that using case studies from the start allows for only a superficial treatment of the subject...
...everyone shares the boomers' enthusiasm. According to A.N. Norman, assistant bureau commander of the Los Angeles fire department, several city ambulance drivers have been involved in accidents with boom cars that did not yield the right of way. At a relatively puny 120 decibels, emergency sirens fail to cut through...