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...justifications abound: The current administration believes (and, indeed, the last administration believed, though to a lesser extent) in funding for defense research and not for mass transit research, not for nutrition research, not for housing research, and not for pure science. There is little but lasers and graphic displays and the like that they will find; it is no wonder that scientists structure grant proposals to appeal to generals...
...lovede gold, and was a Pornografer...) and Shakespeare (To draw, or not to draw,--that is the question:--/ Whether 'tis safer in the player to take/ The awful risk of skinning for a straight,/ Or, standing pat, to raise 'em all the limit/ And thus, by bluffing, get in...) abound...
...CONSERVATIVE BACKLASH leaves questions about more than the morality of the Reagan administration's dealings with the South African government. Other questions abound, especially about the possibility of cooperation with a country growing increasingly intransigent...
Business financial planning and word-processing programs, which can cost up to several hundred dollars, are the bread and butter of the personal software business. But more exotic programs abound...
...skyline, most of the buildings that line the streets are old, undistinguished and grime-encrusted. A guide termed Johannesburg "a city with no soul," and it's hard to argue with him. There are several theaters, and pleasant restaurants where a good dinner costs less than ten dollars abound; but other than that the city has little to offer. And it is one of the world's most dangerous cities. Visitors are instructed not to walk anywhere at night, and to exercise great caution during the day, especially on weekends. A downtown neighborhood which contains a few leading hotels...