Word: thriving
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...their"consulting strategies and advice" to the room ofprominent and respected therapists about as usefulas finger-painting is to a high school senior. Theonly person at all interested in these theories isDudden, who can't comprehend why his colleaguesdon't appreciate these business skills that haveclearly allowed psychology to thrive in the UnitedStates. The scene is colored with a wonderful castof both idealistic and embittered secondarycharacters, and it provides a much-appreciatedmoment of comic relief as the story prepares toexpose the secrets that lie within its conclusion...
There must have been an extraordinary meeting that morning in his pine-paneled workroom, with his aides. If his blue eyes were sharper than April sky, and if he rubbed his hands with queer, excited jerks, that was only natural. Excitement makes him thrive and happy. Moreover he was about to compose his own words of destiny...
...Harvard by any other name would perhaps thrive as well," explains the new written policy, "but some uses of Harvard's name by others may not always promote the purposes of the University...
Traditional Groups Thrive...
...serious contemplation of fate and its ironies, not frenetic assemblages of monitors bringing us football in August and iron-man competitions from the antipodes. Guys who liked sports didn't just kibitz from the sofa, they went out and played softball or bowled. And for those who thrive on deep partisan passions, there was always politics...