Word: supportive
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...further the social and networking opportunities for all undergraduate women. Named after the famous 1848 women's convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y., the club's mission statement states that they wish "to provide members with a network of women that fosters a strong sense of community and support--an outlet to share experiences and enjoy themselves in a non-competitive environment." Members "will comprise a diverse, dynamic and enthusiastic group chosen from an open application process" and will "develop their individual strengths and talents through lasting and supportive relationships with their fellow members...
...priority while in office. That may change slightly in a few weeks if the Texas legislature passes a Bush proposal requiring doctors to contact parents of minors seeking abortions. With fresh legislation and the blessing of his position by religious leaders like Pat Robertson, Bush hopes to win the support of "pragmatic" social conservatives and leave the vocal absolutists to be split among his rivals...
...issues Russia now faces. But there was also worry inside Yeltsin's circle that the Prime Minister was suffering from a more pernicious disease: ambition. While he had studiously denied any interest in running for President in 2000, Primakov had quietly pursued a strategy of building a base of support so that one day he would be "offered" the job by a desperate public. In the eight months since he came to office, his popularity had been steadily growing in opinion polls while Yeltsin's numbers faded into the low single digits. If Primakov was allowed to become President, Yeltsin...
...Nixon jotted down in his diary, "What they want: 1. Build up their world credentials. 2. Taiwan. 3. Get U.S. out of Asia." A quarter-century later, China is still struggling with these goals, and the U.S. is the omnipresent bogeyman, criticizing China's political regime, providing military support to Taiwan and maintaining 80,000 troops in Japan and South Korea. Last week's demonstrators accepted as a given that the U.S. is dedicated to keeping China down. "It is because China is not powerful enough," said a 21-year-old student from Peking University who gave her name...
Cynics abound, especially in Germany, where Daimler-Benz had to take a huge write-off because of Schrempp's disastrous acquisition of Fokker, a Dutch aviation company. But the mountain-climbing chairman has won astonishing support from the Americans for his straight talk, quick decision making and more charisma than most rooms can handle...