Word: strived
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Most China watchers anticipate a period immediately after Deng's death in which the party will strive to demonstrate unity and calm. Yet this period, which could last several years, will be marked by the fact that no individual in the collective leadership commands the moral and political pre-eminence needed to retain power, especially amid the tumult of economic change. "Deng is probably the last Chinese to have this untrammeled, personalized political authority," says Andrew Nathan, professor of political science at Columbia University. "I don't see anyone coming along who has this authority...
Toiling away for years in the basements of Harvard's buildings, famous professors and nameless graduate students often strive for that elusive sign of success: the patent...
...first time in 40 years, Republicans took control of both chambers of Congress. Pledging to strive for bipartisan cooperation, Newt Gingrich took up the Speaker's gavel and, as promised, immediately plunged the House into a marathon session devoted to enacting sweeping rule changes. Among the many provisions adopted (with Democratic support): committee staff reductions and the elimination of some committees and subcommittees; the opening of more committee meetings to the public and TV; and the imposition of limits on how long a member may serve as Speaker or committee chairman. The Representatives also voted to require a three-fifths...
...expect from him, not helping matters at all. I suspect that Midori is attempting a subtler rendition of this concerto than normally heard, but if so, her efforts are not obvious enough for my taste. I do not encounter the "Nordic winter landscape" that Sibelius was said to strive for, so much as a vast sonic wash of gray...
...Harvard were brave enough to terminate its ROTC affiliations, perhaps the military would miss those outstanding graduates. Though, a Rudenstine says, "there does not appear to be any likelihood" of immediate national change, we can at least strive for equality within the University...