Word: fervently
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Boston, but he left after three years to join TA, where he felt he could "have an impact." Now Croll, who is married with one child, works ten- and twelve-hour days and spends one of every four weeks on the road, a pace that he calls "deliberate." A fervent advocate of free enterprise, Croll believes that "most of the job creation in this country is coming from small growth companies. That is why America is doing as well as it's doing...
Nonetheless, if Benazir Bhutto and the P.P.P. are able to mount large and fervent demonstrations against Zia, the Pakistani establishment is going to feel the pressure. In the nearly five years Bhutto remained in the country following her father's execution, Zia responded to her challenges by simply throwing her in jail or placing her under house arrest. This time the President is clearly trying to avoid resorting to such authoritarian measures. "I will rule this country from my grave," predicted the charismatic Zulfikar Ali Bhutto before going to the gallows. Last week, at least, his daughter seemed determined...
...fund drive is reminiscent of the fervent, evangelical campaigns organized by citizens in economically ravaged Southern towns after the Civil War to raise money to build textile mills. Residents do not feel the money is being extorted. To them, donations are an investment in their future, in an economy less dependent on farming. Too small to qualify for federal development grants, Sac City and thousands of other towns in rural America must raid residents' pockets for the money to lure companies that can provide jobs...
...crowd's attention until Marcos, looking drawn, tired and weak, was escorted to the podium. The President joked about rumors that he had suffered a physical collapse, and dismissed reports of his obvious ill health as so much "black propaganda." Wife Imelda by his side, Marcos then made a fervent pitch for support as a bulwark against the growing Communist-led insurgency that is stalking the country. Said he defiantly: "Once a champion, always a champion...
Fidel and Religion offers some rare glimpses into the Cuban leader's youth. He was raised in Oriente province, a region that had no resident priests, but his childhood home was full of religious objects. His mother was a "fervent Christian" who prayed daily and lit candles to the Virgin Mary and the saints. His father, a well-to-do farmer, had no time for religion. Castro was not baptized until he was five or six, but all his education until university was in Roman Catholic schools. "If someone were to ask, 'When did you have a religious conviction...