Word: seeks
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Very broadly defined, these include an economic elite that had once dominated the economy, but had been displaced by Marcos loyalists. With power based in land, commerce and manufacturing, they seek an open, minimally regulated economy in which they can reestablish their dominance. A political elite, also once powerful, but displaced by Marcos' followers, are typically non-ideological, but ambitious and tend to align themselves with the economic elite...
...should be quite evident by now that the United States has a vast literacy problem. In September of this year, the major networks and newspapers took part in a campaign to alert the general public to adult illiteracy--and to urge illiterate adults to seek help...
...required for work, for citizenship, for personal needs. Most technical manuals in the military and in industry require a relatively high literacy level (about a 12th grade reading level on a standardized reading test). It is the level sought by adults who lose their jobs in manufacturing and who seek advanced training and high school equivalency diplomas...
Where is the greatest need in adult literacy? It is at all levels--from the completely illiterate to those who seek advanced literacy. The greatest numbers, however, are at the high literacy levels. Indeed, this characterizes the current national literacy thrust...
...capita physician visits are also higher than ever before. Surveys reveal that we now seek medical attention for milder symptoms than ever in the past. We seem to be growing more discomfitted by the inevitable aches and ailments of life...