Word: strength
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Baker's late start, however is more a measure of his strength than of his weakness, his supporters say. "They've all been campaigning for a year now and Dad has had a job. Sure he's got a late start but he's in tune with Congress everyday," she added. And indeed his extensive Washington experience could well be a strong asset in 1980 after the failures of outsider Jimmy Carter. Baker will have a tough time in the midwest and the west considering the host of Republican contenders from that area such as Rep. John Anderson...
Unfortunately, Baldwin's female characters get no such support or sympathy. Whereas males in Just Above My Head find strength and identity through the love of other men, women are almost always victimized by men, and must then be redeemed by the love of--or more accurately, through sex with--yet another man. Women characters are not nearly so well drawn as the men, never as courageous or introspective or just plain deep. When the women are strong and serious, their virtues owe nothing to their own struggles, but result from serving men, being hurt by them or sharing their...
...just such evidence of economic strength that two weeks ago led Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to push up interest rates to new highs and announce new measures to curb the inflationary growth of the nation's money sup ply. But the money stock actually expanded by $2.8 billion in the first week after the "Volcker Package" was announced, and the Fed immediately began tightening credit and forcing up interest rates still further. This drove the Dow Jones index of industrial stocks down an extra 24 points last week, renewing memories of the Great Crash that occurred 50 years...
...also played solid defensive soccer, tackling hard and using his strength to battle Tiger forwards for the ball. Several times Saturday his sliding tackles bought the rest of the Crimson backs time to get into position and stall Princeton attacks...
...issue," she said. "What is new is our numbers, our strength, our rage, and our refusal to cower at the accusation, prude...