Word: thriving
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...suppose the contribution would have been more significant had it come from a local oil company, building contractor or politician-all top-ranking "ethical" members of society. How unfortunate for a society that hails as "ethical" those who weave a "goodie" blanket of All-Americanism around them yet thrive on greed, corruption and deceit...
Such investment devices have greatly pushed up land prices because they thrive on speculation. Atlanta syndicators readily admit that they may trade the same property two or three times in 18 months, marking up its price each time...
...Thriving Groups. California's Jesus People, who started the whole movement, are not seen on the streets much any more, but many of the earliest groups still thrive. Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, which has six touring bands, had to put up a tent for the overflow crowds, then an auditorium that holds 2,000. The Tony and Susan Alamo Christian Foundation near Saugus has bought a 160-acre farm, a gas station, a thrift shop and a motel. Kent Philpott s ministry north of San Francisco runs a construction business and several farms, plus...
Their concern is well founded, because the effects of cholera can be catastrophic. The disease is caused by comma-shaped bacteria that thrive in contaminated water supplies. The bugs do even better in the human intestine...
Despite the pressures on him, Allende still displayed the fast political footwork and crowd-pleasing oratory that have kept him in office for three years. A crisis a day has become his staple fare, and he seems to thrive...