Word: seek
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...extreme possibilities, arousing fantasies that veer wildly between earthly paradise and annihilation. "The human mind abhors a vacuum," says Michael Barkun, a political ; scientist at the University of Syracuse. "Where certainties are absent, we make do with probabilities, and where probabilities are beyond our power to calculate, we seek refuge from insupportable ignorance in a future of our own imagining...
...must earnestly seek moral and spiritual revival so that mankind will live + in peace in accord with God's law. The world's ethical standards must keep pace with its technological advances. We should also try to establish a Society of Democratic Nations to guarantee the rule of law and order, free trade, proper stewardship of the environment and the sanctity of human rights...
...groups that were the rage early in the 21st century. The triumph of feminist religion caused many Christians and Jews to shun references to God in personal terms (no more Lord or Heavenly Father). This in turn strengthened the groups that worship a mysterious nature-force or seek to deify the self. Today's variegated religious revival is partly the result of a need for effective moral commitment to protecting the environment...
...students involved with the fight of Latino professors and Latino studies won't drop the issue. What we seek is academic excellence. What we want is to improve out education. What is so terribly wrong with that? Harvard needs to understand that this is a just cause...
...pretty much where it started -- with the stores and its Allstate subsidiary, founded 60 years ago. In addition, the company will have to deal with the future of its trademark catalog, reported to be losing $200 million annually. As it goes back to business behind the counter, Sears must seek anew the answer to the retailer's most important question: What does the customer really want...