Word: maintaining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Thus it was that no one seemed particularly impressed by the emergence of Cardenas--or if they did, they merely expressed disappointment that he would not win. The press in the United States has followed his campaign closely, saying that he is the first opposition candidate in years to maintain widespread appeal, yet whether or not he could ever win is highly uncertain. It distressed me to see several people who might have voted for Cardenas or a new government, but did not plan to because they felt the dominance of the PRI was inevitable...
...form gardens of 3-ft. grasses, Scotch Broom covered with saffron blossoms, blue allium balls, mounds of soft green sedums and spikes of silver-green lavender. "I wanted something to work with the wind," says Carole, reeling off Latin names for her 14 varieties. "And it's easy to maintain...
...cast. At the stage door, starstruck American youngsters gather for autographs, but the kids of Sarafina! don't preen like the show horses of your average chorus line. The girls are mostly hefty. The boys tend toward skinny. Plain faces, remarkably ordinary. Bopping and hopping onstage, they maintain a wary reserve off-hours. Their English is lilting, halting, and political questions are turned aside for fear of reprisals back home. Five minutes before curtain, a hush falls over the backstage. They gather for a nightly ritual, heads bent in prayer. Soft voices rise and fall in a Zulu chant...
Well for approximately 200 Harvard undergraduates hired by the Athletic Department, it's legitimate. These students get paid to serve as monitors who check IDs and maintain order in Harvard's athletic facilities...
Obviously, financial donations to Harvard are crucial to maintaining its position as the nation's premier institution of higher learning--not to mention the nation's richest. But if officials give into the temptation to sell bits and pieces to the highest bidder, how can the University maintain its institutional independence and its own ethical integrity? And how can Harvard preserve its newfound status as an institution based on merit and no longer just status and wealth...