Word: successful
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Marked by a combination of exciting victories, disappointing losses and intense rivalry, the meets proved a mixed success for the Harvard grapplers. Although it is now part of the past, this weekend's experience still leaves the team with much to look forward to--and some unfinished business to settle--in the coming weeks...
While he had popular support and he had some success in breaking up Russia's state-owned monopolies, weakened support from President Boris Yeltsin and the downturn of the ruble hastened Nemtsov's departure...
Learning English, the world's language of business and commerce, will provide immigrants with their best chance for success. Those who claim otherwise are not in touch with the challenges new immigrants face. Immigrants come here to escape bad times in their own countries and to benefit from the opportunities the United States offers. Learning the language allows them to compete in the marketplace and helps them put food on the table...
Will having immigrants learn English eliminate racism? No, but neither will having them be fluent in just their native tongues. Immigrants' best chance at success lies not in clinging to the past but in looking toward the future. America, her values and democratic government, and her language are willing to provide that future. JOHN THOMAS...
...million on the homeless over the past six years--triple what was spent from 1987 to 1993. Most of the funding has gone into "continuum of care" programs that provide temporary housing and a range of services, from mental-illness treatment to job training. The approach has had some success in getting the chronically homeless on their feet, but it unsettles some advocates, who believe that the key to ending homelessness is still to boost the supply of affordable housing. In New York, 80% of homeless families who have been provided with subsidized apartments have remained intact, out of shelters...