Word: reflective
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...final reflects that Husky expertise, but it can't reflect the Crimson spunk...
Such shifts reflect the changes in U.S. society. According to one poll taken in 1982 by the National Opinion Research Center, 41% of Catholic men and 57% of Catholic women could be considered feminists. Among Catholics ages 18 to 30, 42% of men and 47% of women approved of women priests. The Rev. Andrew Greeley, whose writing ranges from pop novels (The Cardinal Sins) to detailed sociological surveys (The American Catholic), believes the figures indicate that hundreds of thousands of young women are not attending church regularly because of discrimination against females. "For a church that has spoken repeatedly...
Such forecasts reflect bullish signs on the economic front. The Federal Government reported last week that business activity was healthier in 1984 than at any other time in recent memory. The gross national product grew 6.8% during the year, for the largest increase since 1951. Inflation, meanwhile, was just 3.7% for the year as a whole, the lowest since 1967. Said Jones: "We may be entering a new golden age similar to the 1960s, when we had both low inflation and solid growth...
...Catholic Church was a political faction, then Boston's fifth archbishop would be a party man through and through. Law represents a new breed of American Catholic leaders who, according to Hollis Professor of Divinity Emeritus George Williams, increasingly reflect the conservative tone of John Paul's leadership on issues ranging from abortion to the role of religion in a pluralistic society...
...According to Deng, every worker must "find a thousand and one . ways to make the country prosperous," because "when our state is powerful, all will be well." A day later Premier Zhao Ziyang announced in a speech that the rigid wage system for government workers would be loosened to reflect individual merit. Combined with the government's plans for imminent price decontrol through the removal of state subsidies, these policies represented the most sweeping--and riskiest--steps yet in the piecemeal revolution Deng is pursuing...