Word: fated
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...state to waive its requirement that a student be taught core subjects in his native language while he is learning English. But no request had sparked a protest as vitriolic as the one in Santa Barbara. The city's move last week served as an early warning for the fate of bilingual teaching throughout the state--and for the rise of a potent political issue nationwide...
Last week a hint of confidence drove Japan's stock markets back up, but top bureaucrats and politicians still hew to the notion that the public cannot be trusted with its own fate. In the context of today's rolling financial crisis, however, tolerance for deceit is evaporating. "Our culture is changing, but very slowly," says Kawai. "Now we have to learn how to help ourselves." True, indeed...
Ultimately, the public will decide the fish's fate. Restoring Atlantic populations to healthy levels could take up to 10 years--a long time to forgo a favorite treat. But if swordfish becomes too scarce to catch, future generations may never taste...
When the Broncos take the field against the Green Bay Packers, there will be more at stake than Denver?s first Super Bowl win in five tries: The fate of a new stadium, whose financing depends on ballot approval of a sales-tax extension, could hang in the balance. In early 1997, polls showed community sentiment running strongly against a publicly financed new home for the Broncos. But now, in the euphoria of a 12-4 season record and three play-off wins, Denverites seem ready and willing to tax themselves for the even greater glory of their gridders...
...little lady was electrocuted 14 years ago, yet her body goes on forever. This is how fate has treated her. It doesn't do much for one's opinion of fate...