Word: sustainer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...other governments had asked the United States to move their nationals out, Wright said; there was not room enough for all. "We are very sorry we could not have everybody on board who wanted to go," she said. "We hope we have got those who have no way to sustain themselves here...
...turmoil in the leadership. About half a dozen senior officials have died or been fired recently. The CIA has received reports that some military commanders have been cashiered and some units redeployed because their loyalty was questioned. The Pentagon estimates that North Korea's supply-starved army could not sustain an attack for much longer than a month. But U.S. Pacific Command chief Admiral Joseph Prueher fears that Kim could still "lash out should the survival of the regime become threatened." As long as that's possible, Kim has the power to bring others down with...
...degree to which learning and memory sustain the addictive process is only now being appreciated. Each time a neurotransmitter like dopamine floods a synapse, scientists believe, circuits that trigger thoughts and motivate actions are etched onto the brain. Indeed, the neurochemistry supporting addiction is so powerful that the people, objects and places associated with drug taking are also imprinted on the brain. Stimulated by food, sex or the smell of tobacco, former smokers can no more control the urge to light up than Pavlov's dogs could stop their urge to salivate. For months Rafael Rios lived in fear...
...slowness in their presentation by simply persisting in their pitiful, confusing quest. This production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead has a firm grasp on Stoppard's humor and his upside-down view of the situation, making for a worthy evening of entertainment. But the directors needed to sustain a more frenzied, fast-paced atmosphere to make this jaunty and subversive play the thought-provoking pleasure that it should...
...leave it at that would beckon, as Rudenstine wrote in his Feb. 11 letter, "complacency or self-satisfaction." The President concluded his letter with the following inspiring statement: "Continued progress will depend on...ensuring that promising women scholars receive careful attention in the context of individual searches; sustaining a climate that is supportive of women and attentive to their concerns, both in reality and in perception; creating organizational structures, processes and incentives conducive to identifying and appointing outstanding tenured women; broadening and reinforcing the pathways for women to pursue and sustain academic careers; sharing information across Faculties and departments...