Word: grow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...street are beginning to call him "Officer Scott." A number of fellow officers have invited him and his wife home to dinner. Even the officer who once called him a "nigger" is now supportive. Scott's superior, Zalas, says both Cicero and Scott are maturing. "He's going to grow into a fine officer," he says. Scott still does not want to live in Cicero -- at least not so long as he considers his family in peril. But he is determined to work there and, in the process, win over those who hate or fear him because of his race...
...precisely this boldness and individualism which offends others draws Wright to these thinkers. The clarity and friendliness of the author's prose allows us to enjoy a triptych of scientists at work. We watch each of them grow with their ideas, which both guide them and are in turn reshaped by their contributions...
...prospect of the move has not affected the CSA, Fernandopulle said. Membership continues to grow and several new committees and activities were added this year as well. The group draws its membership from the approximately 1300 Catholic undergraduates...
...children hit their teens. "As you get older, you get secure and comfortable with who you are," she says. "You don't waste energy, you are moving ahead. You can become dismissive of people who are different. Meanwhile, adolescents have to experience all the different feelings in order to grow." Older parents can put additional pressure on their children to excel. "I make no bones about it. I want my kids to be superachievers," admits King. "I take the long view...
...could easily fill her slot with another worker. During the 1970s, the U.S. work force increased by an average of 3 million people a year. But in the next decade, as the baby bust -- the smaller generation behind the huge baby boom -- comes of age, the labor force will grow more slowly than at any other time since the 1930s, expanding by just 1.3 million new workers each year. Says Tom Blumer, director of human relations at Corning Glass: "We no longer have the luxury of an unlimited labor supply...