Word: tended
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...said, most folks in Wyoming may not like homosexuality, but they are neither fanatics nor fools, and they tend not to interfere in other people's personal business. Now not every anti-Semite was a Nazi, either; but without the thousand small literary and social cuts inflicted by anti-Semitism, Hitler's wave of extermination against the Jews of Europe could not have been successful. Dehumanize people enough, and someone will take up the challenge and kill them. It really does happen that...
Edwards says she was also interested in discovering the differences between Scandinavian-American culture and bona fide Scandinavian culture. "For instance, [Swedish-Americans] tend to eat lutefisk, which no self-respecting Swede would," she says...
...will not solve all of the world's problems. But we tend to forget the remarkable achievements that have already taken place. We take for granted many things that 50 years ago would have been unthinkable: That almost all nations in the world would join in one forum to discuss conflicts; that the diseases that were endemic in many parts of the world no longer pose a threat to millions of people; that there are armed forces willing to stand between the opponents of peace...
...McKnew (Norton), sensitively explores childhood depression and helps parents spot problems in the home. "Seldom do we look upon children as small human beings, struggling like the rest of us to make sense of life, to satisfy needs, and to meet challenges as they arise," say the authors. "We tend to assume that children are somehow protected by their innocence...
Predictably, what Zemsky calls "name-brand" schools produced more doctors and lawyers, while the "core" schools (a segment that includes most state universities) turned out more scientists and engineers, and "convenience" schools (which tend to sell education by the piece) turned out more teachers and nurses. Only name-brand schools sent a majority of graduates on to some form of further education. Name brands top Zemsky's "academic confidence" tests as well...