Word: stints
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...exciting not only to reflect on the varied and often controversial currents that swirl around women's daily lives, struggles and victories in America today, but also to look at the challenges that lie ahead. We consider that task highly important, and TIME is committed to pursuing it without stint in the months and years ahead. We hope you get as much satisfaction from reading this issue as we did from preparing...
Ever since her stint as a gun smuggler for the Zionist underground movement in Europe during World War II, Mathilde Krim has not flinched at taking bold action. Over the past decade the New York City-based virologist has concentrated on fighting AIDS. Although her involvement began in the lab, - where she studied the effectiveness of the protein interferon in treating an AIDS-related cancer, these days Krim, 64, works mostly in the public arena as a fund raiser and lobbyist. Her mission: to replace ignorance with knowledge and compassion. As the wife of movie mogul Arthur Krim...
When he gave up his first council title last Sunday, Rauch had been the longest serving secretary in the council's eight-year history--a stint which allowed him to watch the inner workings of two council administrations and compile inside knowledge of council's affairs as perhaps no previous council chair candidate ever...
...then he wouldn't know. Aside from a brief stint in preschool, Bo, 15, ) has never been in a classroom. While his peers puzzle through the mysteries of a new high school year, he sits at home, quietly exploring the arcana of radio waves. He is a ham-radio fanatic, can take down Morse code at 13 words per minute and is aiming to get his fourth-level ham license. He has taught himself how to use a wood lathe and is rereading Mark Twain. Bo plans to go to college. He will master the artificiality of entrance exams when...
Tagliabue cited Heymann's extensive investigative background, which includes a three-year stint as chief of the Department of Justice criminal division during the Carter Administration, as the reason for the choice...