Word: quests
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...rare situations--"a truism, but fresh, given what critics called the papal triumphalism of his predecessor. Benedict also challenged a phenomenon in which John Paul often reveled--the explosion of priestly vocations in the developing world, which the new Pope said sometimes owes less to faith than to seminarians' quest for material gain and "social promotion" in their villages. If the global south is the church's future, he apparently plans...
...prison for munitions offenses - stood before an Irish flag to read a statement formally ending the organization's 36-year armed campaign to force Britain out of Northern Ireland. By ordering its members to "dump arms" and adopt "exclusively peaceful means," the I.R.A. leadership signaled that their decades-long quest for Irish unity now rests in the hands of their political counterparts in Sinn Fein. The statement prompted a sudden surge forward in the peace process. The British army began demolishing some of its remaining installations, and the I.R.A. said it was ready to dispose of all its weapons with...
...this is understandable, for my time here has been a faithful blend of New England and Russian experiences. Puritan because I find myself cloistered away in a hamlet on a quest for self-improvement. And Russian because I am suffering a great deal...
Tran didn’t win the competition, which pitted select high-schoolers against a rigorous regime of quizzes, challenges, interviews, and evaluations by a three-member “Scholarship Committee” in a quest for a full-ride college scholarship. He did, however, come away with a $20,000 scholarship and a fame that will likely follow him into the Yard this fall...
...those of 10 other nations, has pursued the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), which is trying to halt the spread of nuclear weapons through more robust interdiction. U.S. officials say the PSI has curbed Iran's and North Korea's nuclear efforts and helped persuade Libya to give up its quest for weapons of mass destruction...