Word: expanded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...struggling carriers have shed weight in their struggle to stay aloft, American, United, Delta and Northwest (combined U.S. market share: 70%) have moved to expand into new markets by snapping up the best parts. American and United are pushing into Latin America. In the transatlantic market, where TWA and Pan Am have steadily lost ground over the years to heavily subsidized European flag carriers, American, United and Delta will present much more formidable competition. One measure of their clout: each airline is larger than all the European carriers combined...
While the U.S. may gain in some ways as its big carriers expand their international market share, travelers will see fewer of the rock-bottom prices they enjoyed during the past decade of desperate competition. As smaller regional airlines continue to disappear, the huge carriers may also be tempted to drop service to some of their less profitable destinations...
...common a system that -- for all its serious flaws and < injustices -- has shown an unprecedented ability to correct itself. Certainly we must become more aware of other cultures and their contributions. But the top priority should be to equip children for life in the modern world, to preserve and expand the unity America needs to function better, for the sake of all, and to avoid the destructive effects of intellectual tribalism...
...fundamentals of American history need not be threatened as we expand to cover other important elements, such as the contributions of African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanics. For example, in telling of building the transcontinental railroad, the contributions of Irish and Chinese laborers were for many years ignored. The Asian contributions to early California agriculture are very seldom mentioned. Some people may fear that more attention on minority groups may have the effect of dividing people. But in a complex society, there are many different elements, and we should view this as a unique opportunity to build strength...
...many as 1 million members. While congress leaders consider the Zulu chief a sellout for serving as chief minister of the Pretoria-created KwaZulu homeland, Mandela indicated that he wished to meet with Buthelezi. He was apparently overruled by hard-liners. Last August, as Buthelezi's followers sought to expand their influence beyond Inkatha's stronghold of Natal, fierce clashes erupted in the black townships around Johannesburg. By the time Mandela finally sat down in an attempt to make peace with Buthelezi last January, more than 1,000 people had been killed -- for which both sides bear responsibility...