Word: lengthening
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even though 30 seconds may seem too short a time to describe the menu in depth, Shaffer says he does not plan to lengthen the recordings...
...philosophical difference between the two parties. Democrats put much of their faith in increasing federal aid to education, which currently runs around $20 billion a year. The extra money, and some of the present aid, would be used to prompt changes in the system. Samples: Senator Joseph Biden would lengthen the academic year by 30 days; Congressman Richard Gephardt would reward school districts that show the most improvement; Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis would intensify federal efforts to help recruit and train teachers. When Gephardt asserted that educational reform "is going to take money -- I think all of us would agree...
...fundamental obstacle: state and local governments, not Washington, control what is taught in schools and how well. A President can exhort, encourage, prod and deplore, and to some extent use federal aid or its denial to effect changes. But a President Biden could not order school districts to lengthen the class year, nor could a President du Pont force them to adopt his "universal choice" plan...
...skirts are practicing a subtle restraint. In fact, many of those for daytime wear are just knee skimmers, and even the more risque are hiked but a few inches above the knee. Designer Donna Karan insists that none of her short skirts should be sold without opaque stockings to lengthen the look: "I have addressed the leg. I haven't left women hanging, wondering, 'What do I do with...
Like several other scenes in Bye Bye Verdi, the Sid Down-Stan Byeme exchange seems utterly pointless, serving only to lengthen the production and irritate the increasingly restless audience...