Word: reasonable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...months ago after a vault at the World Championships in Rotterdam. When he landed disproportionately on his left leg, two bones simply snapped, severing an artery. His leg saved by an emergency operation, Daggett refused to stop: "I don't want to look back at any time for any reason and say, 'What if?' " Last week at the U.S. trials he had just scored a 9.9 on the pommel horse, then reinjured his leg dismounting from the rings. He will not compete in Seoul...
Since the AIDS crisis surfaced in the early 1980s, American women have had plenty of reason to encourage their sexual partners to use condoms. U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop calls them "the best protection against AIDS infection right now, barring abstinence." Condom manufacturers have aimed aggressive advertising campaigns at women, emphasizing fear of infection rather than the usual male-oriented message about sexual pleasure. Until recently, women bought only a "small percentage" of condoms; now, an industry spokesman estimates, they represent some 40% of the $200 million U.S. market. "The 'C' word has come out of the closet," observes...
...broad spectrum of scholars see no compelling intellectual reason to reject large portions of the Gospels, and find new inspiration in the lessons of Jewish studies and archaeology. For them, no single image of Jesus will do. These thinkers see Jesus as both apocalyptic prophet and reforming sage, as purifier of Judaism and builder of a new order. Advocates range from hard-line Fundamentalists and moderate Evangelicals, who all along have deemed the Gospels historically trustworthy, to moderate liberals who use higher criticism but have become skeptical about skepticism...
Critics say that at any given time, Nomura pushes a few particular stocks, which invariably rise in value. The problem is that Nomura's decision to boost a stock becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. For that reason, Nomura is sometimes accused of manipulating the market...
...poem is aimed at children with a profound and growing problem: for varying reasons, they have simply quit trying. Many students actually brag when they receive an F, as if it were a flag of proud defiance. Kids who wave it see no reason for caring how well they do. Life is pretty good right now, they conclude. Won't it always be this way? They seem immune to external motivation from parents or teachers. These children languish, blankly passing time behind their desks until a lure like drugs or gangs or other trouble leads them away...