Word: strived
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...slump as low interest rates and the release of pent-up consumer demand have set off a run on such big-ticket items as houses and cars. On the other hand, the payroll slashing that dates back to the 1980s remains in full force as U.S. corporations strive to compete in world markets. Even the boom in business investment, which has boosted economic growth, has gone largely for computers and other labor-saving devices rather than for job-creating new factories and machinery. "The fixation of the moment continues to be on downsizing and cost cutting, whether it's through...
Harvard shouldn't strive to preserve a genteel image that just isn't true. More importantly, the administration shouldn't assume a tour-guide mentality in dictating the actions of students. There's a time for engaging in the serious pursuit of knowledge. There's also a time for hunting down a classmate with a plastic gun or eating utensil. If tourists are seriously disturbed, we invite them to arm themselves with their own spoons...
...better club," RPI netminder Neil Little said. He, in truth, is the only reason that his school isn't 0-4 at home, thanks to his 45-save showing against the Crimson. "We're up one night and down the next, and really we've got to strive to stay focused and consistent within the system our coaches have us playing in. I'd admit it--we're struggling right...
Please, everyone, strive to help each other! Not to play amateur therapist, but to learn when and how to try to steer someone toward help. Everyone encounters people daily who are silently suffering in ways we may not imagine. We can all be much more alert for warning signs: often changes in sleep patterns, diet and weight, energy levels, and/or mood (`affect'), or perhaps simply the arrival of midterms can indicate some underlying condition which should be addressed...
...Certainly, we want to strive to have serious connections to the community," West said. "I think that it's important that we understand what expectations are and say that, as persons trying to make sense of the world, what we bring to the larger community is precisely this deep commitment to fusing the life of the mind with the enhancement of the community...