Word: expanding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While looking to expand, the recycling program faces obstacles posed by an area newspaper glut and the complexity of recycling colored paper, Fox said. Both have made finding a contractor difficult, she said...
...than to antinarcotics and antiterrorism operations." Gomez later claimed that he had been misquoted and in fact appreciated the aid. Another growing concern for Colombia is the presence of U.S. military advisers, considered an international embarrassment and a potential threat to the nation's sovereignty. Washington announced plans to expand the military role of U.S. advisers training local antinarcotics teams, though soldiers would be banned from combat. The last thing Colombians want, says presidential contender Ernest Samper, is to "turn Colombia into a Viet Nam against drugs...
...first chapter, a masterful exploration of style and autobiography, is so comprehensive it could stand on its own. From Walt Whitman's "The Song of Myself," to the autobiography of a performance artist, circa 1980, Leibowitz calls on his encyclopedic knowledge of the literature of personal history to expand on his thesis...
...similar debacle could occur in the western state of Acre. It is still virtually pristine, having lost only 4% of its forests, but the rate of deforestation is increasing sharply as cattle ranchers expand their domain. Development in Acre has sparked a series of bloody confrontations between ranchers and rubber tappers, who want to preserve the forests so they can save their traditional livelihood of harvesting latex and Brazil nuts. It was this conflict that killed Mendes...
Deborah Foster, a lecturer in Folklore and Mythology and a specialist in Africa's oral tradition, took over the helm at Currier this summer when the former senior tutor left abruptly. Foster said that she hopes to expand her role by making the system of tutoring more visible, establishing a new discussion table in the dining hall and increasing interaction between incoming sophomores and other house residents...