Word: possessiveness
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...future of the Soviet Union could bring disintegration or right-wing reaction, or both -- prospects all the scarier because the Soviets still possess vast nuclear stockpiles. Moreover, a successful transition to a market economy will take a miracle. But one can hope the U.S.S.R., or what remains of it, will also pursue economic development rather than expansion and aggression...
...dedicated man, Hookes and the civil rights lobby are fast becoming irrelevant to the growing underclass--composed largely of Blacks--who live in constant fear of crime, attend delapidated schools, and possess few of the minimal qualifications (such as literacy) necessary for advancement...
Clay finds that the ruthlessness of Bicker is not meant to shape character, but to test it. Only those who possess the perfect graces of class and charm can successfully scale the ivied walls of discrimination...
...totalitarian governments set up by the Soviets in Eastern Europe have given way to democratic movements. For Americans to be hostile to the Russians solely because we were taught so in our youths would be foolish now. I do not advocate throwing caution to the winds; the Soviets still possess awesome military might, being the only power that could totally annihilate the United States. However, to maintain our former hard-line stances would be impractical...
...Crimson carries a modest four-game winning streak into the game and the game against Columbia at least featured an exciting result which could have gone to either team. The Huskies, on the other hand, possess an eight-game losing streak, have been outscored this year, 80-19 and lost a 37-3 thriller to powerhouse Youngstown State Saturday...