Word: grasps
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with all your heart, you go crazy," said Stacey, who was born on Scott's third birthday in 1968. That was an audacious usurpation of the limelight for which her older brother, she says, never quite forgave her and that, until now, he has been unable to undo. "You grasp for hope and a prayer." Plus one other thing. During the final two nights of O'Grady's ordeal, Stacey slept with her brother's old, well-used teddy bear. She later explained, "You cling to whatever...
...power gardening makes sense in an age of downward mobility, when a middle class eager to stem a free fall will grasp at affordable luxuries. They can't afford 500 acres in Shropshire, or even a house as big as their parents', but there is some solace in growing their own endive. For those anxious about the fate of the family, the garden at least offers the illusion of control, of nurturing something that won't run wild the minute it reaches adolescence. Those nostalgic for a simple, agrarian past can siphon the sense of virtue attached to the idea...
...staffers were impressed, insiders say, byRudenstine's willingness and ability to grasp andcommunicate the complexities of such a broad arrayof issues. Furthermore, Rudenstine was well-versedon several other national issues--from student aidto welfare reform--that arose...
...then, the machines give something back--something that their human creators never envisaged. This happened recently in the realm of pinball. Pinball exists as the missing link between simple physical games and computer games. Here the physical element is still obsrevable enough for a human to easily grasp cause and-effect relationships without any prior knowledge...
This week when 121,000 high school seniors file into classrooms around the country to take the calculus Advanced Placement examination, they will need to come armed with more than a couple of sharpened No. 2 pencils and a firm grasp of derivatives; they will also require the latest that math technology has to offer. Under new rules set by the College Board, all students who take the test must have a hand-held graphing calculator. Those who lack this powerful machine, which graphs complex equations, will have to sign a waiver stating that they will not challenge their scores...