Word: tend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...olds who cast their ballots for George McGovern in 1972. They are still skeptical of Establishment candidates and political bosses. But they have shed idealism for pragmatism, and liberalism for moderation. Many Yumpies seem more interested in making money for themselves than in redistributing it to the poor. "They tend to be entrepreneurial," says Tom Kiley, a political consultant in Boston. Notes Pollster Daniel Yankelovich: "They see that the liberals and conservatives haven't really solved the problems." The post-Viet Nam generation is wary of the U.S.'s trying to save the rest of the world. They...
...natural inclination is not to think about it at all, but when we do, we tend to blame the woman. "She must have looked like she wanted it." "She shouldn't have been there anyway." "She must have encouraged her attacker." Or "She didn't try hard enough to resist...
...problem with recreating such classics, however, is that they all follow a similar pattern. Most approach war from a conceptual, rather than historic angle, and though the circumstances surrounding each war are different, the issues and relationships--patriotism, love, familial obligations--all tend to fall along similar lines. Consequently, it takes an unusually crafty filmmaker, as well as a particularly talented cast, to carry off such a production...
Experts also downplay any major consequences of oil mergers on America's dependence on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Says Walter Levy, a leading oil consultant: "OPEC in general benefits from larger markets for its oil. To the extent that Socal-Gulf and other mergers tend to erode the impetus for domestic exploration, OPEC will benefit-but only marginally...
...hardly surprising that the bargain Nancy White Horse struck with me would benefit the whole tribe--"I you can get some houses built for my people--rather than herself alone. In Indian country people tend to move forward in concert. Their individual struggles become a war of all on behalf of all. Nor was it unusual that out of the tatters of her daily life she should fashion for me a gift of great beauty. That, too, went with the teritory. In a culture with few commodoties and virtually no market, generosity can florish...