Word: arduous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nonetheless, the historic new Sino-British agreement is virtually certain to be passed by Parliament in early December, and Thatcher will fly to Peking to complete the formalities, probably at year's end. It will then remain only for the Chinese to begin the arduous task of drafting and ratifying a new Basic Law to incorporate the joint declaration. Although in theory the residents of Hong Kong may challenge the terms of the treaty, in practice they can do nothing to change them. Instead, a people famous for their speculations and their love of gambling can only rely...
...addition to the arduous task of typing in information on each of the 11 million volumes, computers would cost money every time they are used--while the DUC stations' only ongoing expense is for the light with which to read the fiches and for replacing damaged materials. Feng also says. "We have been very happily surprised about how good people would be with the fiche," and that the system has held up far better under intensive use than anyone had expected. Other areas where computers might be called is to help include the reserve books system, which is "growing...
Tramiel became aware that Atari was up for sale seven weeks ago and began talks with Warner Chairman Steven Ross. After arduous bargaining in Manhattan, Tramiel's son Gary and Warner representatives closed their deal at 15:30 a.m. on Monday of last week. By that time, Tramiel was flying to California in a private jet and was at Atari headquarters...
...dailies, but its papers are mostly in smaller markets, and the combined circulation of 3.5 million before USA Today had translated into scant national influence. By launching a coast-to-coast daily, Gannett would gain visibility and clout, even if the undertaking would require steep start-up costs, arduous technical demands in printing at dozens of locations, and a hard sell to persuade advertisers to accept a new kind of vehicle...
Haviaras has returned to the arduous, sometimes glamorous task of organizer and curator, and this historic evening the Lamont poetry rooms have received a substantial collection of tapes from the Academy of American poets. After the reading he is all smiles; the persistent responsibilities of a newly released book, in addition to the more mundane details of his job, don't seem to slow...