Word: fostering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...added that he expected there still would be floor fights over proposed Senate amendments to the bill, including one that would discourage the Department of Social Services from placing foster children with or allowing adoptions by gays and lesbians...
That issue was controversial in 1985 and 1986 when Gov. Michael S. Dukakis changed state policy to all but ban gays and lesbians from being eligible for foster parenting...
While Lem believes that his players possess the requisite skills to succeed, he believes that they must develop as a team and foster greater mental toughness...
...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...
...Foster said she also hopes to direct a play, though probably not this year...