Word: possessives
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tiny schools in rural New Mexico; some are ready to perform on the concert stage while others are superb athletes. What unites them are the values--or at least the judgments--of our selectors: each student must be able to pursue a demanding course of academic studies, and possess a special talent or spark--ranging from something as vague as "leadership qualities" to something as concrete as mathematical ability...
...incessantly subjected to "caustic personal commentary," it is important that they possess "qualities of personal security and stability...
...public. There is a myth that there are no problems in these areas, that Asian Americans "take care of their own." Contrary to this belief, not only are the problems in these communities very similar to those of any urban ghetto, but it is also clear that the communities possess these problems to an alarmingly high degree. I need only refer Mr. Karnes to the statistical information available from the Phillips Brooks House Chinatown Committee...
...only part of the ballot, in fact, which will affect the world of sports involves the section where you have to possess a magnifying glass in order to see what you're doing--the amendments...
Starting with Jackson Pollock, one can easily think of a dozen modern American artists who have not had retrospectives at the Met but whose works possess richer cultural and historical meaning than Wyeth's. Why, then, the immense accolade? The reason is simply box office. The Metropolitan Museum hopes to make at least $2 million from the sales of Wyeth catalogues and souvenir reproductions alone. To ram the point home, a boutique has been set up at the show's exit, and visitors have no choice but to run the gauntlet. Hard sell Hoving strikes again...