Word: tend
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...allocations back into South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore." Though many economists are dubious about how soon and how strongly Japan can recover from a long period of stagnation and now recession, Sinai pronounces himself "somewhat positive" on the outlook, at least for financial markets, which tend to improve before economies...
...even the books parents love are gradually losing their universality. Mary Brigid Barrett, author and N.C.B.L.A. president, says she always has to stop and explain Charlotte's Web to teaching students, since half of them tend not to know it. Curious George too draws curious stares; many are familiar with the little monkey but not his tale. "What is shocking is that nobody in education is willing to say there are writers, poems, essays and books all Americans should read," says education expert Diane Ravich, editor of The American Reader. And less incentive for adventurous teachers to look...
Meanwhile, as philanthropy becomes more strategic, the old human-services standbys--like hospitals, homeless shelters and soup kitchens--have had to scramble for support. The Jenjo Foundation, created and run by actor Alan Alda's family, focuses specifically on nonprofits that work with poor women and children. "We tend to fund organizations that will help people get on their feet," says Elizabeth Alda O'Heaney, 38, the family's second daughter, "rather than just give someone a handout for a meal." The family visits prospective grantee's sites, closely vets budgets and interviews local community members. Says O'Heaney: "Whether...
...music stores, managers at the chain stores said prices tend to be the same across a city, if not the nation, due to corporate policy...
...Chains tend to have better prices and betterdeals overall," Giordano says. "It's not that Idon't care [about Mom-and-Pops]. I feel thatchains offer a wider variety of everything andbetter prices, especially for college students,who tend to be a little short on money...