Word: zealously
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...world's great faiths. It has LIFE magazine-size pages, endless charts and graphs, numerous illustrations and enough credibility in its facts, conclusions and methodology to make it a bench mark in our understanding of the true religious state of the planet. Even for as zealous a researcher as Barrett, 54, an Anglican missionary, the project required the patience of Job. He trekked to 212 countries and territories, often lugging bulky statistical histories, occasionally confronting suspicious customs agents, frequently phoning his team of 21 editors and consultants around the world. He also tapped some 500 local experts in various...
...that makes springtime sports so much fun. There's also the challenge of putting on your sneakers, heading down to the river and wondering: Can I keep up a good pace through the house courtyard until I'm out of sight? Can I avoid being mowed down by over-zealous roller skaters? And can I hit the traffic lights at the right time so I can rest without feeling guilty...
...graphic descriptions of the extracurricular activity of the two men. Murphy does treat them fairly. He notes, for instance, that only rarely did either actively lobby on issues on which Supreme Court decisions were pending. And he notes that each was zealous in trying to safeguard the Court's legitimacy, a respect which hinged on its perceived uninvolvement in political issues...
...immigrant to Israel, represented anybody but himself. For the 15 years of Israeli rule over East Jerusalem, the precise status of the Temple Mount has been a matter of concern to ultranationalist Israeli groups. Within the past five years, the cause has been taken up by a generation of zealous young Israelis, the same factions that have helped build Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. Last month, for example, a 22-year-old Israeli who lived in one of the illegal settlements in the northern Sinai, had vowed: "The next battle we fight will be over the Temple Mount...
...part, the diplomatic dance was prompted by Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda's zealous pursuit of a peace plan put forward in February by President José López Portillo. The plan calls for negotiations between the U.S. and Cuba, the U.S. and Nicaragua, and the government and rebels in El Salvador. By conducting a highly publicized shuttle among the parties involved, Castañeda hoped to convince Washington that it should appear as amenable to these talks as its adversaries claimed...