Word: penchant
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...that I would never know a world in which gas was affordable, inflation wasn't in double digits and jobs were anything but scarce. Then the 1980s and '90s happened. So there is a danger in extrapolating present conditions to the future--and the U.S. economy has a wonderful penchant for surprising us all to the upside. But here are five areas where it seems reasonable to venture a guess as to what the immediate future will be like...
...failed to see a clear winner in the event. "People want to see more interaction, but the candidates are afraid that any attacks could come off as arrogant," she adds. The third candidate, ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, also held back, despite his penchant for emotional rhetoric and lofty speeches. "In Indonesia, the parties have not translated their ideas into agendas," says Anies Baswedan, president of Paramadina University and moderator of the first presidential debate. "Most here assess less on what is said than how it was said...
...that I would never know a world in which gas was affordable, inflation wasn't in double digits and jobs were anything but scarce. Then the 1980s and '90s happened. So there is a danger in extrapolating present conditions to the future - and the U.S. economy has a wonderful penchant for surprising us all to the upside...
...Carolyn Sweet remembers her son in his pre-Naval Academy years as a “curious” boy with a penchant for mathematics. Sweet, who graduated second in his high school class, was always a bit precocious for his peers: “I said, ‘Remember, you’ve got to have patience because things that come easy for you, don’t come easy for most of us,’” Carolyn Sweet recalls telling her son. Once in the Navy, the Sioux City, Iowa native served...
...This ability to thrive in any academic environment reflects the curiosity that characterizes Randall’s intellect. This trait, along with a penchant for original thought, have defined Randall’s celebrated career as a theoretical physicist...