Word: proved
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...made for French-speaking or Hebrew-speaking or Vietnamese-speaking children; and, perhaps most cogently, that Hispanic students who speak mostly Spanish at school and whose parents speak mostly Spanish at home will never really learn to compete in American society as a whole. Cultural pride notwithstanding, this could prove a-fatal handicap in a specialized, highly technological nation where language skills are more important than at any other time in history. What is more, the perpetuation of a large subculture with little or no skill in English could lead to something the U.S. has so far managed to avoid...
...testament to Thurmond's savvy that such maneuvers are likely to prove effective in drawing blacks to Thurmond's campaign, even though he remains as vigorously opposed as ever to any proposals challenging the basic economic structure which has permitted severe poverty to engulf many of South Carolina's blacks...
After the first rush of emotion had passed, Catholics in many nations came to the conclusion that the remarkable way in which John Paul assumed office might prove in the end his major legacy. At his installation Mass, John Paul insisted on humility and refused to be crowned with a tiara. St. Louis Church Historian John Jay Hughes says, "He abolished the 1,000-year-old ceremony with the tiara and relegated it permanently to the trash heap. It will be impossible to go back to this triumphalism of the past...
...Siri. His firm stand against Italian Communists won him the backing of the pro-Christian Democrat forces, led by Florence's powerful Giovanni Cardinal Benelli. His roots among and love for the poor helped draw him votes from Third World Cardinals who distrust Europe. Such a winning combination could prove difficult to find so soon again...
...artist-authors prove adept at combing a broad range of styles. The influence of Arthur Rackham is clearly evident; so are touches as wide-ranging as Hieronymus Bosch, the Pre-Raphaelites and Maxfield Parrish. The result is a seductive ring of words and bright pictures that encircles mystery and merriment and, eventually, the reader...