Word: grows
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even so, the justices gave custody of 22-month-old Melissa Elizabeth to her father. The Sterns, the court decided, could provide a more stable home: "Their household and their personalities promise a much more likely foundation for Melissa to grow and thrive." Last November Whitehead divorced her first husband to marry Dean Gould, and the couple is now expecting a child of their own. But the justices also restored the parental rights of Whitehead- Gould, which the trial judge had terminated, and invalidated last year's adoption of Melissa by Elizabeth Stern. By instructing a lower court to decide...
...order to prevent the Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Against Apartheid from winning any more seats. The victory of three pro-divestment candidates in the last two years should have told Bok and the Corporation that divestment as an issue will not disappear, and that activism on the Board will grow unless such issues are addressed...
...particularly admire Ferraro because she was my role model when I grew up. Unlike most children who constantly changed their minds about their future plans, I always answered that typical adult query, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" by saying that, more than anything, I wanted to be a politician...
Some leaders of the U. S. Jewish community, which provides Israel with vital financial and political support, grow openly critical of the army' s harsh tactics. -- While Sandinistas and contras meet in San Jose, lobbying intensifies in Washington, and Congress nears a critical vote on rebel aid. -- Colombia' s Attorney General becomes the latest victim of the billionaire drug traffickers...
Other student leaders say that apathy keeps the majority of the student body inactive. However, Ann-Marie Leshkowich '89, president of the Harvard Democrats Club, says she thinks student activism is on the rise and will continue to grow as the campaign progresses. "Students are interested but they need a sense that they make a difference," Leshkowich says. She adds Harvard's schedule makes campaigning difficult, because exam and registration schedules in the fall and winter conflict with important political events...