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Word: strives (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...depends on what you mean by AffirmativeAction," said Patterson. "If it means quotas, thenI share Mansfield's disdain. But AffirmativeAction...means predispositions and long-run goalswe can strive...

Author: By Dhananjai Shivakumar, | Title: Professors Debate Active Recruitment of Faculty | 12/8/1989 | See Source »

...problem, of course, is that as both sides strive to prove that they can stand up to their enemy, it is the people of El Salvador who reap the consequences. "If this spiral of violence continues," warned San Salvador's Archbishop Arturo Rivera Damas, "death and destruction will sweep away many, especially those who are of most use to our people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: El Salvador The Battle for San Salvador | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

...Ortega, who had just entered the room at Costa Rica's Hotel Cariari, was headed toward them. Bush squared himself, picking up the Sandinista comandante in his peripheral vision. He was poised for this power game that is played with body language and photo opportunities. Adversarial heads of state strive to gain a psychological edge over one another and to make points with the vast electronic audiences that watch these dramas. In this odd world where image is the message and sometimes the meaning, the outcome can be critical. Bush vs. Ortega is not a World Series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: I Felt I Had to Draw the Line | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

BUSINESS: "Made in the U.S.A." is regaining some of its former luster as American firms strive for quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 134, No. 20 NOVEMBER 13, 1989 | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

Second, it really wasn't much of a forum. I don't know, but seeing recruiters trying to convince me that their respective companies strive for "performance, excellence and quality" just doesn't remind me of a forum atmosphere...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Doing the Europe Thing | 10/31/1989 | See Source »

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