Word: livelihood
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...everything through the prism of the self and its well-being; that this craving can be transcended, leading to peace and eventually to an exalted state of full enlightenment called Nirvana; and that the means to do that lies in the Eightfold Path of proper views, resolve, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness and concentration...
...This is our livelihood, so it's difficult for us and all of the storeowners," T.C. said. "We have nowhere else...
...suffocation. As sentient beings, sharks and other fish deserve protection regardless of population issues. We can easily live without using them for food, medicine or other purposes. It is unfortunate that we, with our genius for economics, have not created alternatives for those who continue to practice a primitive livelihood. DAVID J. CANTOR Glenside...
What she hasn't been able to bring herself to do, until now, is use the word gay along with "I am" in public. Indeed, for a lot of men and women whose livelihood depends on the goodwill of millions, those may be the three scariest words in the English language. "I always thought I could keep my personal life separate from my professional life," says DeGeneres while sitting in a patio at her home in Beverly Hills. "In every interview I ever did"--she's squinting, too polite to interrupt this one even though the sun is clearly...
...Paddy, a destruction of the unions by mob cohorts produces a more deadly dilemma: if he cooperates with the Italians and agrees to bully union leaders into resigning, he will destroy his brother's chances, his family's livelihood and forge an alliance with the Mafia that is potentially lethal. If he refuses, he will be eradicated by the violence that has made him rich. Both brothers are faced with impossible choices and impossible decisions that draw them deeper into the world of the New York underground than a sandhog ever ventured...