Word: gained
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...these new organizations, today's Commencement exercises will mark a new phase in their existence. While they will lose the day-to-day tiller of their founders, they will also gain new godfathers to act as devoted fundraisers and advisors...
...names Charles P. Whitlock the next dean of the College. 22 - The Equal Rights Amendment goes to the states for ratification but eventually fails to gain enough votes. 23 - After the College decides to discontinue the Staff Tuition Scholarship (STS) program for teaching fellows, recently unionized graduate student TFs call for a one-day boycott of classes. The strike never materializes...
Tafel emphasized that gain that can result from a political loss...
...family, took an early interest in politics. Father Jack, treasurer of the Onondaga County Democratic Party, took the boy to fund raisers at age five and gave him tickets to sell a few years later. One of his dad's mottoes sank in. "You gotta show up" to gain the trust of people, he would tell young Terry. Jack, who earned a living in real estate, was the original networker, using his patronage and wide contacts to find jobs for people. Mother Millie pressed the work ethic with Terry, who by 14 had started his first company, sealing driveways with...
Years? No one frets about herd behavior when it's the bulls who have everyone brainwashed--as was the case last year. Who didn't enjoy that historic 86% jump in the NASDAQ? The gain overwhelmed economic fundamentals, though. Fueled by our faith in technology and the riches minted in previous years, mass psychology swung to the greed side, and stocks were viewed as a bargain at any price...