Word: patiently
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Chileans countered, however with a patient, defensive game, holding off the Norwegians. They were reluctant to be caught upfield and waited for the opportunity that would bring victory...
...fears, that was not my truest self.. . Please forgive me. Charge it to my head... so limited in its finitude; [not to] my heart, which is boundless in its love for the entire human family. I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant... Be patient. God is not finished with me yet." Some delegates shouted, "Jesse! Jesse!" Others wept. Many did both...
...during high school and his 4½ years at the University of Pennsylvania (where, while putting himself through a ferocious training regime, he also studied economics, political science and financial management). His extraordinary motivation is an asset in a sport whose audiences generally consist of coaches and a few patient relatives. "Am I sacrificing something by doing this?" he asks. "No. Those people in the private sector are the ones missing out. They will never know what it is like to stand in the Olympic arena, see the flag raised and ..." Will he get a medal? He is given only...
Furthermore, in October 1983, we incorporated build-down into the U.S. approach and offered to explore trade-offs between the areas of U.S. and Soviet advantage. These trade-offs offered the best prospects for a breakthrough. Unfortunately, the Soviets were unwilling even to discuss tradeoffs. The Soviets are highly patient and will attempt to outwait the West, hoping that we will negotiate among ourselves. Talbott fails completely to recognize this tried-and-true Soviet tactic. Edward L. Rowny, Chairman U.S. START Delegation Washington...
...clever explication. Job's suffering "became a habit," theorizes Harvey. "He not only argued the problem of suffering, he suffered the problem of argument. And that is incurable." As for the comforters, at least they "kept him company. And they took turns as analyst. Job was like the patient on the couch." But, Harvey concludes, the Book of Job teaches us "the futility of friendship in times of trouble.. . Friends mean well, or make as if they do. But friendship itself is made for happiness...