Word: quest
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...Colbert may be the world's premier authority on the ancient reptiles. He has devoted more than half a century to tracking down, examining and reconstructing their fossilized remains. His quest has taken him to sites as distant as the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Curator of fossil reptiles and amphibians at New York City's American Museum of Natural History for 35 years, he directed the construction of its famed dinosaur galleries. Though Colbert retired in 1970, he continues to write and lecture, showing a rare gift for bringing to life a long-dead world. Nowhere is this...
Such a sunburst of triumphs and pledges could lead the proverbial visitor from Mars unacquainted with the intricacies of American politics to assume that the quest for the Democratic nomination in 1984 at San Francisco is all but over. Walter Mondale knows better, but he also knows the rules of the Democratic game have changed since the last time around and that there is an advantage to a fast start. A decisive advantage, he hopes. As he puts it, mixing his sports images: "It's like playing a sudden death inning at the beginning of the game." So many...
William Ruckelshaus, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, laments that the nation seems caught up in a quest for the "chemical of the month." He was referring to once obscure substances, such as dioxin and PCB, that suddenly get catapulted into the public spotlight. Enter October's celebrity poison...
...wonder that education is becoming a hot presidential campaign issue. Ronald Reagan was the first to sense the opportunity, demanding tougher standards and extra, or "merit," pay for outstanding teachers. But Reagan sees little role for the Federal Government or federal dollars in the quest for excellence. Indeed, the Administration got Congress to cut back 10% on public school funding over the past three years, and only recently stopped
Scacchi's Olivia dominates Heat and Dust, since her experience is much more of a departure from the norm than Anne's simple quest for self-knowledge. Caught between the very proper English society which has colonized India and the ritualistic male-dominated Indian culture, Olivia falls victim to her own emotions, unable to sit at home waiting for her husband Douglas to return at night. Olivia's passions overpower her highly disciplined self-control, and she consequently dissipates after leaving her husband, living first as the prince's mistress and eventually alone...