Word: toward
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Against these powers, it seems impossible for ordinary people to tip the scales toward a view of rape that condemns rapists, not victims, just by protesting terms like "forcible rape." But ordinary people can count for a lot; after all, what influences our cultural views of rape if not everyday conversation...
...thought it would be only a year or so until Congress passed a federal child-care plan. Sixteen years later, Schroeder's children are grown, and the U.S. still lags far behind most other industrialized nations in national family policy. House Democrats have taken a big -- and expensive -- step toward catching up by defeating White House efforts to weaken legislation to create a national child-care program...
...dedicated fans who attended the game rose in unison and cheered. It was at this moment that I glanced down toward the sideline and saw something, well, something out of the ordinary, I guess you could say--something even more unusual than a 14-0 lead over Holy Cross--something I never thought I'd see at Harvard...
Harvard does not have a cheerleading squad that could rival an Alabama or a Michigan. At Harvard, there are no cheerleaders for basketball, or for hockey--as there are in some schools. Nevertheless, Harvard is moving toward creating a more substantial cheerleading program...
...Hopes of a Harvard victory over Holy Cross had been dashed. As the clouds thickened over the Stadium, people began to file out. I took one last big gulp from my cup of Coca-Cola and prepared to leave. But as I stood up, something made me look down toward the sideline again...