Word: wakeful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Moralists can point with satisfaction to the grueling consequences of Anna's licentiousness, the anxiety, humiliation and the trial itself, what she calls "the price I had to pay." And the novel generates enough suspense to tug even those readers who know they are being hoodwinked into its wake. But a shuffling of cliches does not qualify as a literary breakthrough. The author seems skillful enough to have tried something truly daring -- a story, say, about a woman who breaks up with a boring painter and finds ethereal sex with a corporation lawyer. But such is not the stuff...
...incorporation of Radcliffe students into Harvard in 1972 may be regarded as a watershed in the history of the College in years to come. The invasion of Grenade and the bombing of Tripoli could also take on more historical significance than we now in their wake accord them. It's not yet clear how far we have come, but optimism and hard work will surely dictate...
...Congress should wake up and show some responsibility and not cut funds to the Department of State that accounts for a miniscule percentage of the budget," Katz said...
...Communist Party daily, quoted the eyewitness account of a control-room worker who described hearing two loud explosions and then seeing a fireball rise above the reactor building. Many stories strained to find positive details to hearten readers. Pravda, for example, cited evidence that life continued in the wake of the accident: "The nightingale concert over Pripyat goes on both night and day." Yet, in a demonstration of disdain for Western-style rock, Soviet officials did not publicly announce last week's concert for the evacuated residents of the Chernobyl area. Muscovites learned of the benefit by word of mouth...
Last year the cost of fundraising rose by 35percent as the development office revamped itsfundraising tactics in the wake of the Campaign.But now the FAS will only increase the amount ofmoney spent on raising money by the inflationrate, said Corvey. "The upfront investment createspressure on the budget, but more successfulfundraising will mean less pressure on tuition,"said Corvey...