Word: maintained
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...York's inability to maintain any safe haven does not bode well for the future. The city's loss of control undermines what little faith remains in the police department and its power to keep order. Increased emigration to the suburbs indicates that confidence in the city has steadily wanted over the years...
...vibrance of the dancing itself. The fervid tangos and airy waltzes of Ludwig Minkus' original 19th century score capture the colorful folk mood of Old World Spain. Assistant Director Anna-Marie Holmes' staging is for the most part fast-paced and engaging, but sometimes lacks the vigor necessary to maintain the intensity of this three-act, two-and-one-half hour show...
...change society, people must become part of the system but maintain a radical stance, rapper Ice T said at the Law School's Ames Courtroom yesterday afternoon...
Other panelists said they hoped the student section may help to maintain interest once it is attained...
...thing, there is the chicken/egg dilemma. Which came first, sex or love? If the reproductive imperative was as dominant as Darwinians maintain, sex probably led the way. But why was love hatched in the process, since it was presumably unnecessary to get things started in the first place? Furthermore, what has sustained romance -- that odd collection of tics and impulses -- over the centuries? Most mass hallucinations, such as the 17th century tulip mania in Holland, flame out fairly rapidly when people realize the absurdity of what they have been doing and, as the common saying goes, come to their senses...