Word: infirmed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...write about the problems of the aged, the infirm, of children growing up in Africa. Maybe that way readers will eventually come to take an interest in African political events...
...being conscripted, an estimated 10,000 volunteers now serve in such noncombat roles as nurse and clerk. Only about 12% of Soviet males escape military service. Many of these fall below the armed forces' physical and mental standards; others are given hardship waivers to stay home and support infirm parents or wives. Some Western experts believe that it is relatively easy for university students to avoid active military service. Technically, however, every able-bodied male at a university or other advanced institution is supposed to take reserve officer training and become a junior lieutenant at graduation. After serving six months...
...north to suburban train stations. It was merely inconvenient for those insulated by corporate life to get up at 6 a.m. and fall into the provided cab. It was actually a lark for the physical-fitness buffs, who could test their independence. But for many of the poor and infirm, the transit strike was a disaster...