Word: strength
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...worried I couldn't take care of you." For all of his efforts and earnest desire, Lasse will never be the role model for which young Pelle longs. He promises to revenge wrongs committed against Pelle, yet he is unable to fulfill the promises, and his moments of strength...
...atmosphere of steady or declining numbers of earned doctorates and of increasing demand for the best people, we must take steps to insure that our recruitment policies and practices are effective," Spence wrote in last spring's report. "More appointments will be required each year to maintain our strength...
These apparent contradictions between the strength of the new, women-oriented labor movement and women's lack of confidence fit into the theory of women's psychology first articulated by Harvard School of Education Professor Carol Gilligan...
Striding majestically across the savanna, the African elephant is an unmistakable symbol of power and strength. As recently as the 1970s, its numbers were so great that some conservationists worried about overpopulation. Now the elephant is involved in a desperate struggle to survive, and the reason for its peril is one of its glories: the huge creature's magnificent tusks of ivory. Since the early 1980s, the price of ivory has surged from $25 per lb. to $80 per lb. As a result, growing bands of wily and ruthless poachers have taken to hunting down elephants illegally all across Africa...
...worst tortures, however, are both physical and mental; I can think of no better example than the so called "sport" of skiing. Having finally recovered from my first ski trip, I have garnered enough strength to warn potential first-time skiers of the devastating risks of such a destructive activity...