Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...answer, of course, is that we need both. But given the delicacy of memory and its tenuousness, we must not attempt to shape or form it in the throes of passion or sentimentality. And that is precisely what the American Legion would have us do. The campaign it has waged against the Smithsonian confirms that P.C. is not the eclusive propertry of the Left...
...very excited about this project," Murray says. "We have really been given a lot of responsibility with this. We have the chance now to shape the development of these countries in an environmentally sound...
...crumbling public schools need $112 billion to bring them up to shape, a report by the General Accounting Office says. About one-third of the 80,000 public schools need extensive repairs or replacement of one or more buildings, according to the study. State and local officials have not been able to keep up with regular maintenance and, as a result, public concern is growing that "some school buildings may be unsafe or even harmful to children's health." As an example, schools need $11 billion just for lead abatement that complies with federal standards. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun...
...tends to equate health with crisis intervention--surgery and antibiotics--what counts more is moderation and common sense, the dreary behavioral equivalent of tofu. We say we jog and eat low-grease chips and may convince ourselves that this is true, or will be true next week when we shape up. But the fact is that as a population, we are fatter and more couchbound than ever...
...added that he enjoys trying to shape the way Harvard works...