Word: hardships
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...Fadden. He's been sick through some of this season, so he hasn't been around as much as usual, but the Fadden influence is never far. Whether it's the plaque for the Jack Fadden award, presented annually to the Harvard athlete who has overcome the most physical hardship to contribute to his team (last year's winner was Julie Cornman) or just the memories of those whom he has touched, John Patrick Fadden is a beloved part of Harvard athletics. Perhaps the highest tribute came from former Crimson quarterback Jim Kubacki, a Fadden award winner, who said once...
...conflict brings intermittent tension, but little hardship...
Like countless waves of immigrants before them, these newcomers face many problems: language, employment, and psychological adjustment to a new country and culture. However, these immigrants are in many ways unique. They are for the most part well educated and generally have not suffered severe economic hardship. Perhaps most importantly, they are coming from one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, and one which at least superficially bears some resemblance to the United States...
...relief for Americans abroad. The Senate Finance Committee has approved an increase in the salary tax exemption to $50,000 for workers in developing countries or employees of largely export-oriented firms. The Administration has proposed a more modest measure that would lessen the tax load for Americans in hardship posts like the Middle East, but not for those, for example, in Western Europe, Canada and South Africa. Insiders believe that the Senate's version is more likely to be passed. One stumbling block in the Carter proposal is how to define a hardship post. But under the present...
...many workers, especially those with small companies in industries that are not strongly unionized, the loss of a job means hardship. Laid off in April from his job as a stockroom clerk for a car-parts distributor, Harold Pollard, 42, of Atlanta, became embroiled in a dispute with his employer over the terms of his dismissal. As a result, for the past four months he has not received any unemployment compensation, though he now expects his first check this week. Meanwhile, he and his wife have subsisted on her $100 per week income as a cleaning lady. They have fallen...