Word: tend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kennedy. Still, the outcome could depend in large part on events abroad. Any improvement, in the status of the hostages in Iran, for example, would obviously help the President; a continued stalemate might hurt. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan automatically improved Carter's standing; in a crisis, Americans tend to rally to a President. Carter's decision to impose a grain embargo, on the other hand, cost him some of the support he had gained...
...though he were a Princeton undergraduate, Brown presented himself as an alternative to discontented voters. He said that if people do not want to vote for him, they should at least stay uncommitted. Though he has little organization in Iowa, he is supported by some political zealots, and they tend to go to caucuses. Local politicians estimate that Brown might pick up from 5% to 10% of the vote...
...many guess so wrong about so much? There are a variety of answers, but disappointingly few illuminating ones from the forecasters. Professional analysts, enamored of their computers and software and printouts, tend to mutter and mumble about technical imperfections in their still young methodology. Many admit that they erred by simply extrapolating from the trends that seemed evident as the '60s decade ended. Translation: they predicted that the present would persist into the future. Says Boris Pushkarev, vice president of New York's Regional Plan Association: "It's easy to continue trend lines. It's hard...
Andre's is an art that deserves to be talked about and thought about--but only because we cannot fully experience it in the way Andre hopes. It would never occur to most of us to climb on or crawl under, let alone create, such sculpture. As adults we tend to show interest in something by recognizing the need to "understand" it, to dissect, discuss, define. Unfortunately for Andre, we outgrow the child's ability to appreciate things for what they...
...million, but it is still the most expensive film that the Walt Disney studios has made. So far, after ten days, the movie has made a promising but by no means spectacular $16.5 million. Disney is disappointed that the film is not doing more matinee business; grownups, who tend to go to evening shows, outnumber kids at the box office...