Word: strived
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...life for the Methuselah wannabes will be hell. I am thrilled to see that scientists have found another way to let the wealthy inherit what's left of the earth. I say to the rich and famous, good luck, enjoy the long and youthful life your money will buy, strive to be like your furniture--antique--and change spare body parts as often as your cars do. Hold on to what's left of the earth--along with the nine-legged, three-eyed frogs; the leafless trees; and the insane cows--because I'm outta here! CORA DIXON New York...
...study shows a significant relationship between weight and future breast cancer risk," Karin Michels, an epidemiologist at the School of Public Health and the lead author of the study, said in a statement. "But this should not lead women to strive for lower birth weight while pregnant...
...unlike the majority of dramas and comedies on television. On no other cop show but Walker, for instance, does the fight between good and evil get so primal as to involve face-offs between man and grizzly bear in the Utah mountains. Moreover, while most sitcoms in the '90s strive for some semblance of urbanity, Married...with Children has worked hard at maintaining a level of crassness unparalleled in prime time. Where else on TV will a character awaken from a coma thanks to a whiff of smelly feet...
...sorry state of affairs. These schools have served our country by educating the privileged few, he argues, who by virtue of their wealth and social standing will wield a disproportionate amount of power in national affairs. These fortunate folk usually suffer from an excess of self-interest; Boarding schools strive to beat it out of them through strenuous athletics and a rigorously planned schedule. Or at least they used...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "As your representative, I will fight to reduce immigration...I will strive to establish term limits and terminate the congressional pension system...