Word: stepping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...thought it would be only a year or so until Congress passed a federal child-care plan. Sixteen years later, Schroeder's children are grown, and the U.S. still lags far behind most other industrialized nations in national family policy. House Democrats have taken a big -- and expensive -- step toward catching up by defeating White House efforts to weaken legislation to create a national child-care program...
...remainder of the day is filled with menial labor: whacking weeds, swabbing floors, painting walls, marching in formation. As they half-step, an officer asks, "What is the word for the day?" The platoon answers, "Self- discipline. We like it. We love it. We want more of it, sir!" At 10 p.m., it is lights...
This really is the people's victory. We are going to herald this as a major step forward in the civil rights movement...
Every element in this situation could be reversed, changing the vicious circle into a virtuous cycle of minority participation and contribution in the Harvard community. Clearly the University must step up its efforts to attract minority and women scholars...
...turn this limited success into a trend, the University should step up its efforts to recruit minority graduate students. Neither the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Admissions Office nor the individual departments can do the job alone. Rather, their different structure, resources and capabilities should be used to complement one another...