Word: adopted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...model minority theory says that Asian-Americans have succeeded by adopting the "correct" values, the values of the work ethic. Conversely, Black failure to adopt these values has resulted in their socio-economic problems...
...decisive move by Enrile and Ramos seemed to encourage the Administration to adopt a sterner posture toward Marcos. Even before U.S. officials had a chance to debrief Presidential Envoy Philip Habib, who was flying home from the Philippines, the White House issued its strongest expression yet of anti- Marcos sentiment. Although the statement stopped short of endorsing the rebellion, it denounced Marcos for electoral fraud "so extreme as to impair the capacity of government in the Philippines...
...Private values," Reagan said on Tuesday, "must be at the heart of public policies." But that is precisely the President's problem; he lacks heart when it comes to helping those to whom Trevor is devoted. Mutual aid is the message which Trevor Farrell conveys; a benevolent government should adopt Trevor's "private values" and follow its hero's example. The homeless are the responsibility of more than just a 13-year...
...hammer out a grand compromise at a "summit" meeting between Hill leaders of both parties and the Administration. So far, however, Reagan has shown no willingness to come to the bargaining table. He seems to believe that if he stands fast, the Hill will eventually blink and adopt his budget. He figures that Congressmen will not want to go to the voters in November to explain why they raised taxes and jeopardized national security...
...commentary piece advocating the "isolation" of AIDS carriers, Jeff Wise writes that "no society is eager to adopt measures which chafe against its most basic conceptions of defency." Yet Mr. Wise's comments belie this sentiment. He is eager to ignore the faces of AIDS in his zealousness to ship AIDS carries to concentration camps--oops, I mean "special treatment centers...