Word: priding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Delaney-Smith, however, there will always be more to accomplish. Admirably, she not only takes pride in the products of her labor, but also in the labor itself. When asked what she hopes people remember about her, her reply is simple: "I want them to know how hard I worked and how much I cared...
...over volumes of paper to Republican investigators on Capitol Hill. And the chivalrous tone of his rhetoric--"It was an honor to work for him, and it is still an honor to work for him," he told the Washington Post--protests a bit too much, laying bare some wounded pride. But the former deputy chief of staff says his cooperation with Representative Dan Burton's Government Reform and Oversight Committee is not retribution but common sense: he believes it would be easier--and cheaper--to comply with a request for documents than pay his lawyer to cope with a subpoena...
...surpassed us at the former, may soon produce some chilling emulation of the latter. Kasparov, the latest standard bearer in humanity's war against our own obsolescence, is stoical in the face of the challenge. He muses that God, observing tomorrow's computers, may feel something akin to grandfatherly pride. "Maybe the highest triumph for the Creator," he says, "is to see his creations re-create themselves...
Small sections create an intimate learning environment in which students can discuss ideas that they have learned from lectures and books. The discussions help students to understand difficult concepts and expose them to viewpoints that they otherwise may never have considered. For a university that takes pride in its ability to provide a setting in which students with diverse backgrounds can share their experiences, intra-section debate is an invaluable asset. But such debate cannot occur when section sizes exceed 20 students. Voices struggle to be heard over one another, and the constant commotion eventually forces teaching fellows to transform...
...Recon, one of America's toughest and most elite warrior units. These men are all volunteers and eagerly look forward to the day when they win their gold parachutist's wings. I doubt that many look forward to the "ceremony" that accompanies the wings, but all look back with pride on enduring it. The ritual is not unlike the ceremony that American Indians went through when they entered manhood. GARRETT C. DAILEY Oakland, California...