Word: rosee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...held all the right offices, adopted all the sensible positions, and differed from the majority's norms only by the accident of his race. But this contender challenges all the established verities at once. For Jackson, the illegitimate son of a teenage mother, is a fiery preacher who rose to national prominence through controversy and tumult, and he now heads a left-wing populist movement that confronts the centrist assumptions of political life...
While many retailers focus on keeping prices low, others concentrate on providing good service. Sales at Nordstrom, a Western chain with an exceptional reputation for attentiveness to customer needs, rose 18% last year, while profits surged 26%. Noting that success, a host of companies are making fresh efforts to upgrade service. Neiman-Marcus will spend $20 million this year to improve its gift-wrapping and other customer-service operations. Castner Knott, a Nashville-based chain, has deployed "sales specialists," who are trained to be familiar with the merchandise in large areas of a store rather than just small sections. They...
...proportion of women accecpted this year rose more than two percentage points, according to College figures. Due to a record number of women applying, this year's acceptances are 43 percent women. Typically the percentage of men and women admitted is similar to the male-female ratio of the applications, Fitzsimmons said...
Acting Gov. Rose Mofford, a Democrat, became governor the moment the gavel fell to close the 21-9 vote to convict on the first charge, obstruction. Two-thirds of the 30-member, GOP-controlled Senate was needed for conviction...
...shrill notes died up in the rafters, Thompson rose slowly. He waddled to the pulpit, and all those lined against the church wall who felt safe talking during the choir number now settled into quiet...