Word: expand
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Graham said she also feared the University might use the clause to expand beyond the boundaries previously agreed to by University officials. O'Brien said, however, Harvard would not cross the line even if it exercised the purchasing option...
...cannot care about these characters because they are mere types, devoid of life. We are supposed to be moved when we see Victor's devoted Chinese girlfriend (guess what she does for a living?) help him expand his vocabulary. We are supposed to be elated when Victor wins the final wrestling match against Freddy the Thumper, gangster Stitch Malone's obnoxious henchman, and the three brothers embrace--past disputes forgotten for the moment. What we are, however, is bored...
...individualist ethos in the United States is very strong," Blatt says. "We'd like to expand upon that tradition. Respect for the individual has to be broadened to include respect for other individuals. A system of mutual aid is the best form of realizing our own individualism...
...been a bumpy road to peace, and a few more jolts could lie ahead. Only a week earlier, the whole mood of negotiations darkened when Israel announced that it would expand the size of five Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. That decision had given Egyptian President Anwar Sadat a strong excuse for pulling out of the negotiations if he had wanted to do so. Obviously he did not, even though Begin continued to talk defiantly, even provocatively, about Israel's goals. Accepting this year's Family of Man award from the New York Council of Churches...
...competed with the redevelopment plans of Charleston, W. Va., and Duluth, Minn. The Government has also pitched in more directly, providing grants to over 100 cities in hope of helping downtown store owners. Meanwhile, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is encouraging big retailers like Sears, Roebuck to expand operations within the cities. This need not involve economic sacrifice. Such highly successful downtown malls as Houston's glossy enclosed Galleria, Boston's colorful new Faneuil Hall Marketplace and San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square restoration show an appreciation of both architectural and bottom lines...