Word: upward
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...waters, often off the west coast of Africa. These clouds become a circular mass of thunderstorms, shaped by the curvature of the earth's atmosphere. These strong thunderstorms develop into tropical storms as they suck warm surface water to the top of the storm. This warm water is released upward into the cooler air, creating dense clouds and a concentrated area of low pressure that surrounds a spiraling, eerily calm eye. Powerful, counterclockwise winds pick up speed as they move over and feed of off warm water, and when they reach speeds of 74 mph or more, the storms...
...gays who had scratched their way into the city's establishment blanched when Milk announced his first run for supervisor in 1973, but Milk had a powerful idea: he would reach downward, not upward, for support. He convinced the growing gay masses of "Sodom by the Sea" that they could have a role in city leadership, and they turned out to form "human billboards" for him along major thoroughfares. In doing so, they outed themselves in a way once unthinkable. It was invigorating...
...despite the downward trend in ethnic group representation in the groups, additional figures released by the College showed a strong upward trend in the size of student blocking groups between 1996 and 1999, strengthening calls to reduce the size of the blocks...
This April, the College released the first set of blocking group data, which showed an upward trend in the number of large blocking groups after randomization, particularly those at or near the upper limit of 16 people. The data indi- cated that this year, there were 28 blockinggroups with the maximum number of 16 students,significantly more than in the previous threeyears...
...ever at Harvard show administrative skills-you'll just be given another promotion," he said. When Heimert countered that wasn't that the American way of upward mobility, Murdock further explained his comment: "I didn't say a better job, but another...