Word: aims
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With Juan Carlos it seems, started a streak of sensational Commencement speakers. America's money man came to Cambridge, three years after America's greatest capitalist did. Federal Reserve Board Chair Paul A. Volcker--considered the second most powerful man in the nation--took office with the aim of achieving low inflation and steady growth for the American economy...
...Space Mountain roller coaster; Orlando has FreeFlight Zephyrhills, a firm that is experimenting with wind- tunnel technology to simulate a skydiving experience on the ground. Disney's Epcot Center has Michael Jackson in 3-D as Captain Eo; Orlando created the simulators on which allied pilots learned to aim their smart bombs...
SYRIA President Hafez Assad's behavior is motivated mostly by one aim: the return of the Golan Heights. Outclassed by the Israelis militarily, the Syrians believe that their best chance rests in having outsiders pressure the Jewish state to abide by U.N. Resolutions 242 and 338, which call on Israel to trade land for peace. Thus Damascus will not settle simply for a one-on-one session with Israel. At the same time, Assad is tempted by the opportunity he sees in Saddam's humiliation to take his old rival's place as the No. 1 radical Arab strongman...
...aim of the bill, which is scheduled to reach the House floor this week, is to make it easier for minorities and women to sue against "unintentional" employment discrimination, such as a hiring exam that may look fair but has the effect of keeping out members of some groups. The White House and congressional Republicans claim that the Democratic bill would go too far, encouraging the use of racial hiring quotas, subjecting white males to "reverse discrimination" and rewarding more lawyers with more money. Democrats reply that the White House alternative does not go far enough, and would make victims...
...CARTOONIST, like a child, understands an issue by simplifying it. To provide meaning from a baffling chaos, he or she must distill a subject to its most basic elements. The cartoon must aim to present a simple truth otherwise left unknown, overlooked, or misunderstood...