Word: rising
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...People rise to the occasion when they seethere is opportunity for change," Dickus said,adding that because union organizers spent a lotof one-on-one time with staff and distributedquestionnaires asking workers what they wanted ina contract, even anti-union workers eventually gotinvolved in contract negotiations...
...passenger jets became a national concern last April when a 19-year-old Aloha Airlines 737 ripped apart in midair. Since then, cracks have been found in the fuselage of some of the other 429 Boeing 737-100s and 737-200s still flying in the U.S., giving rise to fears that regular inspections are not enough to ensure safe flights...
Both Bush and Dukakis are responsible for the tenor of their campaigns. It is a beguiling fantasy that the next President will rise above the manner in which he won the election. But politics cannot be separated from governance, nor do sound bites stop at the Oval Office door. The ease with which Bush has skirted the boundaries of truth in the campaign remains troubling. Last week, while coasting on a comfortable lead, the Vice President felt compelled to charge that Dukakis' economic nostrums are "far outside the mainstream," and snidely hinted that they come closer to European-style socialism...
...first installment of the series, depicting Fallon's rise, was sharply satiric and surprisingly topical. There were references to Iran-Contra and Gary Hart scandals. This segment lived up to its commercials touting a show "taken from today's headlines." When President Samuel Baker (James Whitmore) asks his aide what Fallon is made of, he is told, "The same thing all good running mates are made...
Plans currently call for a 400-unit housing project along with the construction of classrooms, parks, high rise offices, and a 350-room hotel, according to Walter Milne, MIT's assistant to the president. "The project is expected to provide Cambridge with $50 million in tax revenues over a ten year period," says Cambridge City Councillor William Walsh, who voted with the six-to-one majority on a preliminary rezoning proposition...