Word: failed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Rosenberg, much of it in academic journals. Historian Alice Kessler-Harris of Hofstra University, who testified against Sears, argues that Rosenberg is not a labor historian, that she overgeneralized, misused the work of other scholars, and in effect supported the idea that women are to blame when they fail to get good jobs. Says Kessler-Harris, author of Out to Work: A History of WageEarning Women in the United States: "The historical record demonstrates that women have taken advantage of opportunity when it has been made available to them...
...organizers and then headed off to Iowa, where the first real presidential caucus will be held almost 18 months from now. In the long run Jackson is likely to wield more clout. One reason: he can make a credible threat of mounting a disruptive third-party candidacy should he fail to swing the Democrats to the left. Robertson, 56, insists, "I work at coalitions. I wouldn't dream of doing anything to hurt the Republican Party...
...last November Schroeder suffered another stroke that left him bedridden, semiconscious and unable to speak. By Christmas his condition had so deteriorated that his family and doctors decided not to connect him to a respirator should his lungs fail. Schroeder lingered in a twilight state for seven months, until last week. Family members, summoned to his bedside, initially balked at the doctors' request for a CAT scan but finally agreed. The test confirmed that a massive stroke had destroyed most of Schroeder's brain, and last rites were given...
...human level, many Hungarians have proved unable to handle the pressures that go with the freedom to succeed or fail. An estimated 15% of the work force takes sedatives on the job. A survey published in March concluded that half of all workers have trouble falling asleep at night as a result of financial worries. By 1980, one-third of the men eligible for military service had been rejected because of neuroses. Hungary traditionally has had a high suicide rate; it now leads the world with 43.5 self-inflicted deaths per 100,000 people, one-third more than runner...
Prosperous neighbors feel guilty. Bankrupt neighbors feel ashamed. Farmers who can afford new machines won't buy them, lest they embarrass friends. Machinery dealers go broke. Bankers anguish and hesitate -- and fail...