Word: quit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...made substantial strides in curtailing cigarette use. Only 29% of adults now light up, down from 40% in 1965. The biggest decline has been among men: 50% smoked in 1965, less than a third today. Nearly half of all living adults who have ever smoked have quit -- at least for a while...
Some Harvard athletes have suffered under the strain of the duel committment to athletics and academics. Overburdened, some athletes voluntarily quit their sports. Others are forced to do so by the Administrative Board, Harvard's chief disciplinary body. But for most athletes at Harvard, the double life is manageable...
Sanchez said Cardona, who immigrated to the U.S. four years ago, quit his job with the Smith Brothers Maintenance Company after the incident and now works at another firm...
Hackman can laugh all the way to the bank; at almost $2 million a picture, $ the money adds up. But even a workaholic must hear the ticking of a gold watch in his future. "There's a big part of me that wants to quit," he says, "and I'm listening more and more to that voice. But I tried pulling back before, after Superman in 1978, and found out there wasn't much else I was suited for." That's O.K. Hackman's job -- and his capstone role as Anderson -- fits him as snugly as the gray suits...
...Black Bears are plagued by internal troubles. Two assistant coaches resigned and three players quit the team this week, citing "philosophical differences...