Word: tended
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some policy analysts argue that, with an estimated $150 billion deficit this year, the U.S. cannot afford to tend to such people. But the truest index of a society is how it provides for its most vulnerable members. At stake is America's self-respect, the sense of community that binds it together, and its standing in the community of civilized nations...
...that many other women try for leadership posts highlight the difficulties they face compared to their male counterparts. Women seeking leadership roles in campus organizations often emphasize the personal over the political, experience over vision. While men confidently boast that they know how to improve an organization, women tend to temper their campaigns, relying on their past devotion to the cause as proof of their leadership potential. But that is not enough, a confident agenda is often the only convincing basis for the selection of a leader...
...just in terms of exposure this represents a coup for Dukakis and makes the risk worthwhile. The 90 minutes Dukakis will have to himself is in itself worth millions of dollars; appearing on Nightline will provide him with an immense audience. Unlike political commercials, which voters tend to resent and ignore, the show's format will tend to make viewers more attentive and look more favorably upon both Dukakis and his message. The program will allow voters to see Dukakis at length and get a better sense of who he is--a widespread complaint has been that...
...primary winner's campaign has tried to downplay the differences between the two candidates, saying that Graham and Thompson would tend to vote the same way on most issues...
...Frye says that the students the department does recruit tend to be from Europe or the Middle East itself...