Word: kept
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Racism and sexism are both combinations of political and economic practices: Blacks/women are kept in lower status and lower paying jobs so as to deny them the bargaining chips with which to enter the political process effectively, while the oppression itself is justified by both economic and philosophical arguments as to the educational, mental and emotional deficiencies of the oppressed group making it economically irrational to employ members of the group in supervisory positions. Whether the political/philosophical belief precedes the economic/commercial interest or is simply a justificatory mask for the latter, I shall leave to your own views of Marx...
Desaulniers will, of course, be playing numero uno for the Crimson. Although recovering from a broken foot that kept him out of tournament action for over a month, he is still the quickest thing this side of the equator when it comes to playing squash...
McLaughlin's theatrics earned him a devastating 'T from the zebras. Jimmy Reynolds connected on one of two technical tosses, and S.C. kept possession of the spheroid. Graziano, who finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds, was fouled again. This time he hit both free throws, and Frank McGuire's squad was in the catbird seat with a 52-46 lead...
Despite a starting five that includes four freshmen, the J.V. Cagers kept pace with St. Thomas More, holding on to the narrow margin of victory...
...students started telling me I was crazy, that I had a great thing, and should run with it," is the way Kaplan explains his incredible business growth. "People kept telling me that there was a gold mine out there, but I resisted expanding because I was afraid that I couldn't maintain the quality associated with my name." Finally, high school guidance counselors across the country started calling Kaplan to complain that he was not being fair to students outside New York...