Word: quests
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the 1988 election approached, Brown initially turned down Jackson's request for him to run his campaign. But as the primaries were ending, Jackson gave a speech at a Washington fund raiser about how his quest had changed America and the role of blacks. "What we've accomplished has been historically meaningful," Jackson said. "Now it's time to put my first team on the field." While he was speaking, he had his hand on Brown's shoulder. Brown was moved. He agreed to come aboard as convention manager...
Stewart's quest for perfection began early. As the second eldest of six children in a middle-class, Nutley, N.J., household -- her mother taught sixth grade and her father sold pharmaceuticals -- Martha Kostyra spent high school weekends working as a model. While a Barnard student in the early 1960s, she pulled in as much as $35,000 a year from her modeling, enough to support herself and her husband, publisher Andrew Stewart, whom she married in her sophomore year. It was his family that acquainted her with the high life. "My introduction to grownup entertaining came at a dinner party...
Taking up where school systems leave off, companies have traveled two different paths in the quest for improved literacy. Smaller firms have tended to rely on local educational resources, such as community colleges and volunteer tutors, to set up programs that will help their workers bridge the skills gap. Getting employees to stick with classes can be difficult, however, since the sessions are frequently held away from the workplace after hours. Larger companies, which command the resources to hold classes in-house, have sweetened the deal by offering workers time off during the workday to attend. Success in both cases...
...just for defensive retaliation "lies in intent only," says Carnesale. Yet often weapons are introduced largely because the technology is available, rather than to meet essential strategic requirements. As George Bush considers how to proceed with SDI, Stealth and the START talks, the standard he must apply is the quest for stability...
Doing a mean impression of Bourbeau's on-his-stomach goal against the Soviets in the 1988 Winter Olympics, Howley managed to fling the puck past Menges while he fell to the ice with 6:57 into the second period. Harvard led, 4-0, and Howley's quest for a score was over...