Word: greater
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...that they wish God's majesty preserved only in the prayer book and the traditions of the church. Many people in this country who have participated in services from the new book have found that a vague aesthetic appreciation has been supplanted by a real challenge to greater commitment and faith in God and his Christ...
...their handbags. I think a lot of people come home afraid." Complains Peggy Ontai, who sells conch shells at a roadside stand on Oahu: "This crime has to stop. Tourists are too frightened to drive around the island and get out of their cars." Travel agents report that greater numbers of vacationers are opting for Mexico instead...
Hawaiians realize that their economic growth depends on making tourists feel more secure. Impromptu citizens' groups have lobbied for greater police protection and harsher sentences for criminals. Elderly residents have marched in the streets with banners reading WIPE OUT CRIME IN OUR LIFETIME. Voters this fall elected candidates who promised sweeping changes. After twelve years in office, Mayor Frank Fasi was defeated by Eileen Anderson, an energetic reformer...
...Webster-Collegiate, with which the OAD is intended to compete, still probably has the edge. Despite its smaller type, Webster's vastly greater scope, superior graphics (the OAD has none) and convenient thumb index (not available in the OAD) and $11.95 price tag make it still the better...
Several of the East European scholars interviewed said that the current unrest in Poland poses a greater threat to the Soviet Bloc than the Czechoslovakia uprisings in 1968 and the revolt in Hungary in 1956, both of which brought Soviet intervention...