Word: spiriting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...spirit of entrepreneurship has inspired some specialized objects of philanthropic attention. Katrina Garnett, CEO of Crossworlds Software in Burlingame, Calif., and one of the high-tech world's few female chief executives, launched a foundation last year devoted to encouraging high school girls to pursue computer science. Kirsch, meanwhile, plans to pump $100,000 a year into identifying all asteroids hurtling too close to earth. "There are very few things people can do to save the world," he says. "This is one of them...
...attacks. Security Council members Russia and China angrily denounced the U.S.for going over the U.N.'s head, and France chimed in as well. But while the French government deplored "the grave human consequences" of the military action, it also noted the Iraqi leaders' inability "to show proof of the spirit of complete cooperation...
...Many conclude that Sacajawea is a wonderful symbol of America's greatness; her success in the face of great obstacles is a testament to the American spirit...
Whatever may have happened afterwards, Janowski got to play, and got to win, in that big gym in Palo Alto. How could she not return to Cambridge with her spirit intact...
...message that communities are desirable, supportive and a necessary part of the school. For example, the intramural sports program tells us that "the emphasis is upon participation by all and building a camaraderie among the Class of 2002.." On a smaller scale, it's expected in letter and in spirit that we'll make activities with our entryway a focal point of our social lives...