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Some foreign observers have argued that a liberal "Eurocommunism" is a major threat to Soviet hegemony and that it would actually be a defeat for the Kremlin if Berlinguer won; it would prove, according to this theory, that the only way a Communist Party could attain power in a democracy is by adhering to Western political ideals. That might well be the case, but it remains unknown what kind of pressure the Soviet Union might still be able to exert on its wayward ally, and also what kind of pressure Berlinguer might have to face from his hard-lining Moscow...
...know that others have cheated but have not turned them in. For all found guilty, there is only one punishment: quick and automatic dismissal from the academy. Times may change and values fade, but West Point continues to rely on its uncompromising code, no matter how impossible to attain it may seem to the rest of society...
...correct centuries of injustice toward minorities, the bill banned discrimination in education, employment, voting. But the same law^ Glazer reminds readers, prohibited busing or preferential hiring to achieve racial balance. Not long after it was signed, however, zealous bureaucrats and activist judges began adopting these very devices to attain a mathematically precise racial distribution...
...than it did in the 1960s. Fox's $12 million Lucky Lady, starring Liza Minnelli, has been an utter flop that contributed heavily to the studio's first-quarter loss of $1.6 million. But moviemaking costs have risen so rapidly that it is just about impossible to attain special-event quality without a huge budget. Special effects like those in The Poseidon Adventure or Earthquake are frightfully expensive to film. Such "bankable" stars as Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand can easily command $1 million a picture; top-name directors like Hal Ashby (Shampoo) can earn...
...late this year essentially because the association and the owners could not agree on what form the new clause would take. Kuhn eventually ordered the owners to open up their camps, but there is still no agreement. Whatever new contract is worked out, players hereafter will be able to attain independence after a given number of years in the game. In a rare burst of candor, Kuhn says of the old reserve clause: "Modifications were overdue...