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Although his criticisms in "Passive Aggressive" are right on the mark, Daniel Akst need have no fear of the free-riding index investors who strive for mediocrity by investing passively.
Objecting to the enthusiasm is the New York Times ' Herbert Muschamp, who criticizes the presence of a Disney store and TGI Friday's restaurant in the "new Washington Mall," and sarcastically wonders, "why shouldn't an airport strive to be Macy's?"
Both loathe their lovers' children and strive to avoid them.
As the leading organizations we studied strive to align their activities and resources to achieve mission-related goals, they also seek to establish clear hierarchies of performance goals and measures.
"With our products we strive to provide the Christian community with wearable messages that motivate people [to] consider their own religious convictions."