Word: succeeding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Getting at the root causes," admirable though such a goal may be, does not make the streets safer today or tomorrow, and because crime rates so highly among American concerns, it is the responsibility of public servants to address the issue--now. Of course short-term solutions will not succeed entirely--will not "get at the root causes"--but they can succeed in part, and that in itself is a worthy goal...
...rather easy time capturing the party nomination for the number two spot in each of the last two elections. But when he announced that this time around he would leave his rather comfortable niche and go for the governorship, eight party members jumped in the race to succeed...
There are always outstanding individuals like Richard Rodriguez who will succeed under any circumstances. It is too bad that in rising so high he forgets the difficulty of children less gifted than he. Before bilingualism was adopted in Orange County, Calif., Mexican youngsters unable to learn in a language they did not understand were sometimes shunted into schools for the mentally retarded...
...pasted himself into a corner. There were others at hand, quite prepared to oust him if his venture failed. Among the admirals were men of much more fascist temper than he. The air force generals, long in second place to the admirals, were gaining in clout. Galtieri had to succeed. How could he withdraw-and survive...
...been seen in public since Feb. 5, was rumored either to have been struck down by heart by heart disease or to be in disgrace. Kirilenko's appearance on the reviewing stand, two seats away from Brezhnev, revived longstanding speculation that he was next in line to succeed Brezhnev. Kirilenko's rival for the succession, Konstantin Chernenko, 70, who had occupied the pre-eminent place at Brezhnev's right hand during Kirilenko's absence, was also seated at two removes from the President on May Day. At Brezhnev's right was Premier Nikolai Tikhonov...