Word: grindingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...middle of the 19th century, Ralph Waldo Emerson registered a lyric complaint about the oppressive force of material goods: "Web to weave and corn to grind; Things are in the saddle and ride mankind...
...19th century general Alexei Yermolov: use siege warfare rather than frontal assault. Make slow advances under cover of heavy guns and bombardment. Avoid close encounters with a lightly armed but fearsome enemy. Applying these principles in their current campaign, which began in late September, Moscow's generals aimed to grind down the rebel force until the remnants would flee back into the mountains and then keep them there, where they would gradually wither under the onslaught of winter and warplanes. It seemed to be working...
...Intramurals] are a pleasant retreat from the daily grind," Watson says. "And I'm not pressured into doing it, which is what makes it kind of therapeutic...
...recent Ivy League grads, what could be more natural than pouring their lives into their work? The investment bank rush shows no sign of slowing down--Broadview plans to hire more analysts than ever this year. But is the grind worth the money? All the analysts say their jobs are exciting and worthwhile, though "exciting" might be a stretch. The grueling hours and often repetitive work would discourage all but the most enthusiastic economics concentrator, although for $150,000, a two-year commitment might...
Katherine Kelley, president of the Massachusetts Federation of Teachers (MFT), told The Crimson earlier this year that the tests have become a political weapon, wielded by legislators with axes to grind...