Word: succeeded
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...racial integration had evolved naturally and comfortably. It was an environment in which there were few limits on a child blessed with intelligence, self-assurance and drive. "I didn't feel out of place anywhere," Raines says. "It never dawned on me that I shouldn't be able to succeed...
...largest labor union and the Democrats' biggest organized constituency, gathers for its annual conference. The featured entertainment: back-to-back speeches on Feb. 18 by Vice President Gore and House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt, respectively, the heir apparent and the would-be spoiler in the coming battle to succeed Bill Clinton...
...Dershowitz charges that the whole trial was tainted by the presence of the juror who was dismissed Friday after news came out that her daughter works in the Los Angeles District Attorney's office that conducted O.J.'s criminal trial. Dershowitz, though, thinks an appeal isn't likely to succeed. "Elected judges in California will look long and hard before they think about reversing what will be a very popular verdict among their constituents...
...beneficiary; miscellaneous home furnishings; and whatever money he may have in bank accounts. The plaintiffs can attach up to 25% of his nonretirement income too, though he earns virtually nothing now, since most of his traditional sources have dried up. Even if the Goldmans and Browns succeed in gathering these modest amounts, it may seem cold comfort from a man they are convinced killed their children...
...stellar, suffer from believing they are not good enough or accomplished enough simply because simply because some of theirs peers are summa cum everything. Such harsh self-criticism is not a positive by-product of being surrounded by 6,400 talented people. It may drive students even harder to succeed, but this, too has its negative aspects...