Word: grow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While this mysterious plant may seem to inspire only nature lovers, the fern, which can grow virtually anywhere, is not only a key tool in basic science, but is rapidly gaining a foothold in areas ranging from industry to medicine...
...women who had been raped by men of a higher caste, sat down on the ground and listened to their stories. But she could be caustic and ruthless in dealing with party politicians. She once declared, "Some people say my father was like the banyan tree, that nothing could grow in his shadow. Nothing could be further from the truth. He was like the sun. He allowed everything to grow, including?let us be honest?the weeds." Even before succeeding his mother, Rajiv had set out to uproot some of these weeds, or their progeny...
...humor to tide me over the worst situations and enough love of nature to find beauty and delight in the most unexpected places. And there are so many other things-people and books, music and pictures and, above all else, my own children and the fascination of watching them grow and develop into two such very different persons...
...board predicted another strong, if slightly less stunning, performance in 1985. The TIME economists expect that most countries will grow at rates between 4.5% and 8% next year, while unemployment will stay in the 3% to 6% range...
...exposure of the pangs of divorce for Mom and Dad, portrayed the children of divorce as the emotional equivalent of furniture, just another trinket to split in the final settlement. Firstborn looks at the American family in the aftermath of divorce and examines the furniture that must grow up with "new relationship" Skillfully avoiding the artistic temptation to transform the Livingston family into Every Family and the film into The Social Statement, Firstborn draws us into a painful and complex story that may be one of this year's best films...