ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DECADE
From Old French, from Late Latin decad-, decas, from Greek dekas, from deka ten.
10 QUOTES WITH «DECADE»
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decade.
I believe we can prevent or delay most disease until the 9th or 10th decade. The goal is to prevent anything that can affect your quality of life prior to those years! By the time many of us get to the 9th or 10th decade, who knows where the new medical and science will take us? I am an optimist!
Somebody will be able to crack ebook files in the same way that people cracked music files a decade ago. An author could have worked for three years on his book, have someone buy it for their Kindle for £6.99 and then see it shared with everyone in the world for free.
Obama and the Democrats' preposterous argument is that we are just one more big tax increase away from solving our economic problems. The inescapable conclusion, however, is that the primary driver of the short-term deficit is not tax cuts but the lack of any meaningful economic growth over the last half decade.
In an age when many of our citizens casually reveal information about themselves in social media wildly beyond anything imaginable only a decade ago, it would seem to be a useful exercise in civics to re-educate the public about the value and purpose of protecting against unwarranted government intrusion.
If we each take responsibility in shifting our own behavior, we can trigger the type of change that is necessary to achieve sustainability for our race or this planet. We change our planet, our environment, our humanity every day, every year, every decade, and every millennia.
When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.
I have been involved in Internet-related policy for approximately one decade, and I have been using the Internet myself for almost that period of time.
A definite highlight was doing 'The Brothers McMullen.' Shooting that movie was such a joy - and then we wound up winning the Sundance Film Festival. That big-break moment is visceral. It happens once in a decade, maybe once in a lifetime.
There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order-of-magnitude improvement within a decade in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity.
The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECADE»
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decade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
decade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Defining
Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to ...
Dr. Meg Jay, a clinical psychologist, argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized what is actually the most defining decade of adulthood.
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Turbulent
Decade: A History of the Cultural Revolution
The present volume, Turbulent Decade: A History of the Cultural Revolution, is based on the revised edition and has been masterfully edited and translated by D. W. Y. Kwok in consultation with the authors.
Jiaqi Yan, Gao Gao, Danny Wynn Ye Kwok, 1996
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The Reckless
Decade: America in the 1890s
In "The Reckless Decade," H. W. Brands demonstrates how we can learn about the contradictions that lie at the heart of America today by looking at them through the lens of the 1890s.
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Fashions of a
Decade: The 1930s
Describes the fashions of the 1930s and discusses the world events occurring during that time that influenced them.
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Decade of Betrayal: Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s
Eventually more than a million were shipped back to Mexico. In this book the impact of the forced relocation on both sides of the border is carefully appraised.
Francisco E. Balderrama, Raymond Rodriguez, 2006
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The Next Decade: Where We've Been ... and Where We're Going
The author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Next 100 Years now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing ...
This work explores the enthralling history of fashion as it recreated itself through the popular trends of the eighties.
Documents the achievements of Wal-Mart throughout the past ten years, revealing how the company survived the death of CEO Sam Walton and explaining the strategies and decisions that enabled it to become one of America's Fortune 500 ...
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Decade of Democracy: South African Art 1994-2004 : from ...
A fitting way of reflecting on the changes of the last decade and assessing the extent to which transformation has had an impact on South Africa
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Chuck Klosterman IV: A
Decade of Curious People and ...
Something That Isn’t True At All—This is old fiction. There’s a new introduction, but no footnotes. Well, there’s a footnote in the introduction, but none in the story.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECADE»
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decade is used in the context of the following news items.
New 'once-in-a-decade' Novartis drug for heart failure approved by …
“This is one of those once-in-a-decade kind of breakthroughs, to get a drug that extends life so substantially,” David Epstein, head of Novartis's ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Surge in LA crime in first 6 months ends more than decade of declines
For the first time in more than a decade, overall crime is up in Los Angeles through the first six months of the year, rising by about 12%, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
Report: Number of US heroin users rose 300000 over a decade …
That's up from under 2 per 1,000 about a decade ago, a 62 percent ... The heroin death rate quadrupled over a decade, reaching nearly 8,300 ... «KCTV Kansas City, Jul 15»
London's worst Tube strike in more than a decade is about to begin
Even more than usual, there is an air of weariness and resentment on the streets of London—and beneath them. In a few hours time, the trains ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
'The Seventies': The decade's worst killers
The bloodied body of mafia chieftain Carmine "Lilo" Galante, his final cigar still in his mouth, lies on the floor of a backyard garden in a Brooklyn ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Judge Refuses to Toss Lawsuit Over Decade-Old Gulf Oil Leak
A federal judge refused on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit that environmental groups filed against a New Orleans-based company responsible for ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
U.S. heroin deaths have more than quadrupled in the last decade
Driven by opiate addictions and cheap drugs, heroin use has spiraled out of control across the country. Login required. We have used your ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
Brian Finneran bet Roddy White he wouldn't last a decade in the NFL
As Andrew Hirsh of AtlantaFalcons.com reports, Finneran once bet White that he wouldn't last a decade in the league. The reason Finneran ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
NFL touches down in London with Tottenham Hotspur decade-long …
Tottenham Hotspur and the NFL have inked an ambitious stadium sharing deal that would see two American football matches a year played at ... «The Drum, Jul 15»
Arrest Made In 2003 Laurens Co. Murder Case
An arrest has been made in a local murder case more than a decade old. Laurens Police arrested Brenda Roberts, 64, on Tuesday for ... «WSPA.com, Jul 15»
