Word: pushing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...think what is key is moderation. The councilis not efficient if it pushes all in one directionor the other; it needs an equal push in bothdirections. If we implement structural changesfirst--increasing manpower and including morestudents and more groups--activism will stemstraight out of the students and the groupsthey're in. I don't think the U.C. should initiateactivism but rather support the activism thatalready exists," Dominguez says
...push for men to express their feelings presumes that we have feelings, and we do have a few, but they remain submerged, and the airing of them often violates their authenticity. We are, as a gender, as dull as we seem. Contrary to the claptrap of the men's movement, men gain power through not talking. "The strength of the genie," said poet Richard Wilbur, "comes from being in a bottle." I'm no biologist, but my guess is that the male human animal was programmed for silence. One can make us talk counter to our genetic makeup...
Many candidates, including presidential hopefuls John A. Burton '01 and Noah Z. Seton '00, have said they intend to push for more generous College postering policies...
...songs do show Cash's transcendence of musical genres which the album claims to bring. But none of it is an improvement on the genuine article; this is one album not really worth getting unless you're a diehard Cash fan who wants to see how far you can push the envelope...
Tears of joy welled up in my eyes when I put my hands into the dough. Turning off the hand mixer (whose rhythmic humming had me giddy to begin with), I stuck my hands in, partially to push the dough down the sides but mostly to become a part of the mixture, an ecstatic symphony of touch, sight, smell and presumed taste. Raspberry squares were...