Word: widens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Women's admission into the inner circles is a sign that the administration is becoming more sensitive. Women leaders must take advantage of this to encourage reforms that further open decision-making and widen the agenda. Their voice in top meetings is new to their male co-workers-what they raise as women's issues may get a more willing reception now than at any other time...
...Government to stop a plan by American and Delta to merge their reservation systems. Combined, the two would command a 45% share of the market. Foes of the American-Delta deal say it would hurt competition by reducing the number of players. That step, they warn, would further widen the gap between the big eagles and the sitting ducks...
When members of the rules committee tried to widen the game's dimensions in the early part of this century, they were foiled by the stands' proximity to the field in The Stadium. Instead, the rules committee decided to allow the forward pass...
Democrats voiced confidence they would retainor perhaps widen their majorities in the House andSenate in tomorrow's balloting, and they gotlittle dissent from Republicans on that score...
That emotional gap can widen during a child's teens, when older parents are in their late 50s or early 60s. Janet Spencer King, 46, a Manhattan mother who had her first child nine years ago, foresees an "empathy gap" when her children hit their teens. "As you get older, you get secure and comfortable with who you are," she says. "You don't waste energy, you are moving ahead. You can become dismissive of people who are different. Meanwhile, adolescents have to experience all the different feelings in order to grow." Older parents can put additional pressure on their...