Word: maintaining
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Before our marriage my husband spent his seminary "freedom" trying desperately to maintain his marks, earn his way financially, and see me on weekends. After our marriage his marks soared, he immediately gained weight, lost nervous tension, ceased smoking, and experienced financial security...
...oligarchy, Peru is poor; laborers in Lima get $1 a day. Poverty breeds envy of the rich U.S., and a distrust of capitalism. Noted Nixon after a look at Peru: "South America is not going to support a system of free enterprise if the system appears designed primarily to maintain the status quo and protect the wealth and good life for the few." The U.S. has also suffered prestige setbacks from Sputnik and Little Rock, and from its take-'em-for-granted attitude toward its hemisphere neighbors. Latin Americans widely credit the U.S. with favoring hated strongmen; Venezuela...
...President also pointed to the 144 Harvard Clubs throughout the world in an appeal that leaders in all fields assume greater responsibility to maintain the national and international stature of the University...
...time to recognize that dependence on generous gifts from a relatively small percentage of alumni is an unfortunate one. The college should maintain as complete a contact with its alumni as possible, and the policy which results in keeping contact only with the favored few is one that should be reconsidered...
Basically the HSA has three relationships to maintain; with the University, the local business community, and the students. The question of the organization's relation to the University is a vague and ambiguous...