Word: shifts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...advocacy group lobbying for a competent, terminally ill individual's right to physician aid-in-dying. In 1990, the Supreme Court affirmed a constitutional right to refuse unwanted medical treatment, including food and fluids, and to appoint a health care surrogate decision-maker. These milestones demonstrate the concerted policy shift towards patient autonomy and patient-centered care...
Lamelle Rawlins is described as "disappointed" and she is quoted as saying, "It's not just that women aren't running. There needs to be a shift in attitudes among students for women to be equall represented." It appears that Ms. Rawlins is saying that although women only made up 36.1 percent of the candidates, they still deserve 50 percent of the seats. Truthfully, I believe that the 33.3 percent of the women actually won is close enough to 36.1 percent that no "shift in attitudes" is truly necessary. Michael V. Ziniti...
...just that women aren't running," she said last night. "There needs to be a shift in attitudes among students for women to be equally represented...
...this horrible accident causes the media to realize they have a duty to take meaningful action and respect people's privacy, it would be a tribute to Diana. It would demonstrate a concern and an essential shift in attitude, so that such a tragedy will not happen again. MIKE MARGOLIS London...
When it was unveiled in 1992, Sony's MiniDisc seemed poised to top Betamax as its most ill-starred innovation. To American audiophiles making a costly transition from vinyl to CD, the MiniDisc posed the unwelcome prospect of another shift in music formats. Sales, not surprisingly to everyone but Sony, disappointed...