Word: reaps
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...page of the New York Times last week, an independent television producer named Adam Wolman published an ambivalent soliloquy about himself and the draft: "I know none of us has the luxury of clinging to pacifism in this world; I know it's not right to reap the joys of living here (or anywhere) without earning my keep . . . But I just can't see myself over there with a gun. I can't see myself running away either. But believe me, I'm thinking about...
ALTHOUGH there are other singing groups on campus, the a cappella groups reap the most publicity and support. They certainly have the most money; they love to brag about their spring trips to the Caribbean or "around the world." Why do they have to come back...
...country is in a position to profit from the misfortunes of the Middle East, it is Venezuela. As one of the largest exporters of petroleum outside the Persian Gulf, it stands to reap a windfall of $2 billion this year from the rise in oil prices since Iraq invaded Kuwait. Yet as seen from Miraflores Palace, the official residence of President Carlos Andres Perez, every silver lining has its cloud. "This is phony money that we're making from the crisis," said Perez last week. "Whatever it can buy today, it may bring us damage and danger tomorrow...
...without the media, his frankness would never have reached the voters. He wanted to reap the benefits of his "straight shooting" style--but only if that reward was positive. If it impaired him, then the media was distorting his message...
...irony is that today's grandparents were supposed to have more alternatives than their predecessors. Modern senior citizens are healthier, livelier and often wealthier than in the past, and while many still find grandparenting a joy, others reap rich rewards in work, leisure and community activity. "They have been helping other people all their lives," says Dr. Arthur Kornhaber, president of the Foundation for Grandparenting. "Now many of them say, 'It's my turn...