Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that [Bush] could be so strong," said Pat Robertson. He said the vice president had run a "fabulous race," and added, "The mantle of Ronald Reagan has passed to George Bush." The former television evangelist said he would remain in the race, but talked in terms of expanding his support for a campaign rerun...
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." In striving to be fair to both sides, Cooper, in effect, supported the final clubs. The failed attempt of Mr. Cooper's `evenhandedness' suggests why the council must take a stand on important campus issues. The council cannot support both sides of a discrimination suit any more than the United States can support both sides in a war. Supporting both sides equally enforces the status...
...Support Wanes...
...divesting because of the school's white founders, the movie also highlighted a current dilemma which besets many historically Black colleges--the lack of financial security. Despite the fact that many schools like Fisk, Moorehouse, and Morgan State are attended by mostly Black students, these schools are often not supported solely by Blacks. Instead they depend heavily on white benefactors. Lee clearly was calling for Blacks to rally together in support of their colleges, so they can be financially solvent and independent of outside interference...
Remember that if you support Mike Dukakis because he managed to get a comprehensive health care package through the Massachusetts Legislature. How tough will Dukakis be when he faces the first real Republican opposition of his life in the United States Senate...