Word: adds
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Politically, the prevailing opinion is that the choice will add verve and flair to the campaign. "The idea of that new ingredient, the mysterious factor of the female vote, makes Ferraro a high-risk, high-gain pick," asserted Democratic Governor Richard Lamm of Colorado. Republicans agree, in a kind of left-handed way. Colorado Republican Chairman Howard ("Bo") Callaway, once a campaign manager for Gerald Ford, called the selection of Ferraro "the first excitement, the first non-mush I've seen in Mondale's political career...
...sound industrial policy, the Democratic thinkers hasten to add, would not impose Government's will on business, merely offer assistance. Cooperation is a word frequently heard these days in Democratic think tanks. The model is Japan. In Japan, business, government and even labor all seem to work together for the common good, instead of sparring constantly as they...
...Angeles International Airport, the U.S. Customs Service will add 100 inspectors to its local 180 person force to speed the entry of foreign visitors and check for weapons. To expedite the investigation of suspected terrorists, U.S. Attorney Robert Bonner has assembled a round-the-clock team of eight federal magistrates especially for the Olympics. These officials will be able to issue instant search warrants and authorize wiretaps. They will have tape recorders at home so that assistant U.S. attorneys who are busy at distant locations or stuck in traffic can call in and get the rarely used telephonic search warrant...
...initial chapters deal with Western attitudes towards childrearing and with Western gynecologists and their sometimes abhorrent maltreatment of women-which add up to pretty dismal picture for those with maternal (or paternal) instincts. Throughout the book. Greer cites numerous anthropological, sociological, and psychological studies: her claims, if somewhat outrageous, are almost always based on well-documented research. But in a section on the importance of fertility, Greer's biases begin to manifest themselves in her less-than-objective tone. Her well-supported argument occasionally loses ground in spurts of emotionalism and-over-statement...
While professors say they understand that constructing operating high priced equipment like a state-of-the-art accelerator is financially out of the question for Harvard, they add that small additions Harvard can provide may make a big difference...