Word: approach
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that they are respected. That is the notion behind Henry Kissinger's proposal that critics have dubbed Yalta II. If the Soviets felt assured that the U.S. would not exploit the changes militarily, they could be expected to allow the reforms more leeway. Bush has indicated support for this approach; in a speech in West Germany in late May, he said he wanted to "let the Soviets know that our goal is not to undermine their legitimate security interests...
...journalistic rules of righteous rumormongering have been liberalized, even though the results in the form of tarnished reputations often remain all too familiar. Leading newspapers and the television networks are less likely to permit the wire services to do their dirty work for them. Instead, the new, more permissive approach allows them to write and broadcast artfully crafted stories about the rumors themselves, thereby spreading calumny while piously decrying...
...Human Dignity: "We're for embracing diversity and for protecting the civil rights of anyone who is perceived as 'different.' " Toby Marotta, a sociologist in San Francisco, finds the book's thesis the same "homophile argument used before Stonewall and abandoned afterward." Some gays believe, too, that the conservative approach may actually encourage homosexuals to remain invisible; the better gays succeed in blending in, they suggest, the easier and more tempting it may be to hide their sexuality...
...star professors, Gould teaches the extremely popular Science B-16, "History of the Earth and Life." Sorry kids. That's all we can handle in one semester. Aside from biology, Gould is known for his passionate interest in baseball. He may give students the cold shoulder when they approach him with a difficult point from his course, but he's perfectly happy to discuss statistical methods to track the decline of 400 hitting...
President Bush, who favors an approach based largely on tax credits, has threatened to veto ABC, but it is difficult to see how he can sustain such a veto. Although the vote broke down largely on party lines, nine Republicans joined 54 Democrats in passing the plan. Moreover, the House is working on a / bill similar to ABC that would also expand the Head Start program and offer school-based care to latchkey children. Bowing perhaps to political reality, the Administration indicated last week that it would be willing to discuss how ABC can be improved...