Word: adopts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most effective protests, however, took place in 1969 when more than 60 percent of the graduates wore black armbands symbolizing their desire for Harvard to adopt a policy of equal admission for both men and women
Thus, with only one real flow, this album points Anderson in a new musical direction. She has adopted the basic techniques already developed by Byrne and Eno, yet she has altered them to suit her personal style and her vision. So even if the album does win her commercial acceptance. Anderson has proves that her music can adopt different styles while retaining its own distinctive character...
...former leader had cracked down on absenteeism and drunkenness on the shop floor and on corruption in government ministries. But Chernenko is a conservative by instinct, with more experience in carrying out than in initiating policies. Says French Sovietologist Hélène Carrère d'Encausse: "He might adopt the themes of the anticorruption campaign, but he will keep the debate ideological and will avoid making waves...
...formulation of strategic doctrine. This approach is a tragically misguided one for as two studies published recently indicate the actual long term consequences of nuclear war would prove far worse than have been previously imagined. If we are to develop a meaningful nuclear war doctrine, U.S. policy makers must adopt strategies which acknowledge the true capabilities of the world's nuclear arsenals...
Much of Law's time will have to be spent dealing with Boston's chronic racial problems which have penetrated the Church. During the busing riots in the 1970s, many families used parochial schools as an escape from the integrated public school system. This forced the Church to adopt policies making it easier for Blacks and other non-Catholic minorities to attend archdiocesan schools...