Word: relentlessness
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...Chinatown in the early 20th century; in San Francisco. Wong wrote the book in her mid-20s after abandoning plans to become a social worker, opting instead to pursue her talent for pottery, which she later described as a means of making herself "free of Chinese culture's relentless subjugation of women...
Enjoying a respite from the relentless scrutiny of his rocky tenure at Harvard’s helm, University President Lawrence H. Summers—in the midst of a week-long sojourn to South Asia—offered the local media a glimpse of his plans to deepen ties with India in his last months in office. In an interview with The Times of India—one of the country’s leading English-language dailies—Summers suggested that the University would increase its exchange programs with the world’s second most populous country...
...shift came in 2000 when the firm began buying and processing its wood in Croatia, at a plant near the forests where it's cut. Calligaris switched some of the upholstery work to Bosnia, where wages are one-tenth of those in Italy. And he has put a relentless focus on making his own branded products rather than manufacturing for other companies. In 1997, 35% of the firm's output was of no-name furniture; today it's 1.5%. The firm's 12,000 retail clients include such marquee names as Bloomingdale...
...with the same month the year before. Of 23 Katrina-related homicides in Houston, police linked at least nine to two gangs from New Orleans. Then, as federal subsidies ran out, more housing became available again in New Orleans and the Houston police arrested scores of Katrina evacuees in relentless sweeps, the balance shifted again.This month, Houston police reported with relief that killings are back down to pre-Katrina levels. Last month, in New Orleans, there were 12 shootings, and this month, there have been at least...
...Miller’s plays are just better constructed than everyone else’s in America.”Brustein fundamentally disagreed, claiming that Miller’s structure was often too meticulous. “I’ve always had trouble with the relentless causality of his plays,” he said. Brustein claimed that Miller only achieves greatness “when he breaks away from that and really takes off the bit that he’s wearing in his mouth.”“If he did that more, I think...