Word: gain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stone! Each conscience watches over and illuminates the work of God from a point that no one can replace. Do not doubt. Maintain your conviction to serve! And remember that there is more merit in using your force for the benefit of the suffering than for your own gain...
...Nigeria, a country he had visited twice before, Young seemed to gain assurance. He was received with surprising warmth by General Obasanjo, who had refused to meet with Henry Kissinger last year, but promised Young his support "in his great task of bridging the wide gulf between the U.S. and Africa." Explaining the Nigerians' warmth toward him, Young said with a grin: "Nigeria is arrogant and Kissinger is arrogant, and so there was a clash. I may be just as arrogant, but I can control it better." Later he added, "They're anxious for a new start...
...religious institutions, provide a positive alternative to male-dominated coeducation. Because women usually make up more than 75 per cent of the faculty and administration of a women's college, students are provided with role models for achievement. Because all the leadership positions are held by women, female students gain experience as Presidents and Editors and Captains. Because intellectual ability is emphasized, and academic competition is accepted, students gain a sense of self-confidence and self-worth. Because these women's schools seek to create a community of scholars, young women grow in appreciation of the talents of other women...
...appears likely that the passage of such a proposal will end the boycott; without passage of such a proposal, it appears the votes to continue the boycott do indeed exist. It is now crucial that CHUL move quickly to draw up a proposal if they wish to gain the confidence of the freshman committee...
...United Farm Workers (UFW) support group in the Cambridge area is intensifying its efforts to gain Harvard students' support for the union's drive to organize California's migrant laborers, a spokesman for the group said yesterday...