Word: approaches
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...again call on the Administration to take stock of its approach to the conflict and articulate to the American public a clear vision for bringing about its successful resolution. Until it does, such emotionally volatile blunders as the embassy bombing will continue to exercise a dangerously disproportionate influence over the opinion of the American people and the international community...
...financing beyond most other student groups. They have the inclination to organize weekend entertainment and facilities that are virtually without equal on campus. Although the parties at these clubs are notorious for the way in which women are viewed as objects and sometimes even mistreated, the Animal House approach would certainly change if women were members as well...
Then again, maybe not. A good deal of the debate is confused, ideologically envenomed, or both. Left and right squabble furiously over the latest idea--totally replacing Social Security with a system of individual investment accounts. Now, even this market-based approach is being shelved by its Republican proponents, who have become fearful of the political risks...
Individual investment accounts might help remedy this; whatever a woman earned on investments would be hers to keep and would add to the pension she would otherwise get. But much more should be done. The National Organization for Women advocates an income-splitting approach for married women: if a couple makes, say, a combined $60,000 a year, husband and wife would each be credited with $30,000 of earnings for Social Security purposes. This arrangement would be costly and no doubt difficult to sell to male legislators. But it sounds fair--a partial remedy for the discrimination that still...
...first half of his program was all Chopin, beginning with the F-sharp Impromptu, Op. 36. A rich sotto voce approach was somewhat undone by an erstwhile banginess in the right hand; transparent scalar passages were a key ingredient in the strong finish. This piece reminded one of the best playing of the rude and unpredictable Vladimir Feltsman, who seems to patronize Mr. Zimerman's barber, if not vice versa...