Word: spheres
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...President, as defined in our constitution, is responsible for the general state of domestic and foreign policy. The members of his council will be his advisers. In addition, each member will have his own sphere of responsibility...
...Athletes have a unique sphere of influence on college campuses," said Reggie Williams, one of six "Athletes Who Care" honored by Sports Illustrated as its 1987 Sportsmen of the Year. "People watch you not only when performing but in the real world. It's an opportunity to be empathetic toward other people--an ablility to really lend a hand--which comes with the responsibility to help those that really need...
...letter slots on the calendar--Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. In a sense, both play the same function. They pay symbolic tribute to the stereotypically feminine attributes of emotional sensitivity. They demand ritualized male acquiescence, elaborate paeans to women's invaluable role in the private sphere...
...Gorbachev has not been able to stage many gains in the economic sphere, and in some ways a reversal of living conditions has taken place," Bergson said. "He apparently hopes his bold political move will distract his opponents from the serious economic difficulties the country is facing...
...question marks is whether the Japanese will succeed -- they are certainly trying -- in creating a Far Eastern trading bloc that would include Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and, I think, Thailand. The question is whether China will go along. After all, the old Japanese co- prosperity sphere basically was built around the development potential of the coastal cities of Shanghai and Canton...