Word: succeeded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have about affirmative action. A lot of black and Hispanic students strongly opposed Prop. 209, and many still insist affirmative action is needed as much as ever. But the black science students gathered around the U.C. Irvine dining-hall table were confident that whatever the rules are, they can succeed under them. So is Elizabeth Lomeli. A Hispanic graduate of Santa Ana High School, she will attend Irvine in the fall after being rejected by UCLA. There's no way she'll ever know if she'd have got into UCLA under affirmative action, but she isn't upset about...
...where Connerly, the Pied Piper of color blindness, plans to bring his crusade. But despite the moans you will hear from supporters of affirmative action, it may not be such a bad thing. It could force African Americans to rediscover a piece of mother wit: if you want to succeed in America, you have to be twice as prepared as your white counterpart. Anything less...
...modern world, of course, a man's wallet and social skills probably mean more to a woman than the size of his chin. But the study does yield a piece of practical advice for all those nice guys who struck out last weekend: if at first you don't succeed, try, try again--for at least a month...
...research, and advocating expansion of the family-leave law to cover parent-teacher conferences. But all the frolicking with Tipper and the five-point plans could not match the week's unscripted windfall from the House floor. This week Republicans handed Gore a break, but for his campaign to succeed, he may have to figure out how to make the next ones...
...officers go through the applicant pool each year and choose the 2,000 students most likely to make a mark on the world. Some of these students may also possess well-developed social skills, but that's really beside the point. Most of your classmates will be determined to succeed at any cost--a noble precept in itself, but not one that makes for a warm and friendly social atmosphere...