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...hardly alone. "The reason I am in politics," Margaret Thatcher once said, "is because I believe in certain things and try to put them into practice." True enough, but the Prime Minister was re-elected last week not so much because of specific policies as because of her atti tudes. Britons at this point seem to care more about having a strong leader than about exactly where they are led. But that can change. During her second term, the Prime Minister's task will be to prove that her policies are as winning as her style...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thatcher Triumphant | 2/18/2008 | See Source »

...adult" triangle about a sad-sack disc jockey and a tall, dark and blandsome shop owner both in love with a woman Unworthy of Their Affections. Outfitted in Whore of Babylon red slips and pumps, Huppert is fetching - surprisingly so, considering she has no character to play, only an atti tude. As for Blier, his wry French spirit is enervated here. Ooh la la has given way to hélas! -By Richard Corliss

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Spring Collection from Paris | 4/16/1984 | See Source »

...Army, atti tudes are fact," Rogan writes. If the attitude is that women are a hindrance to standards, then they tend to be treated accordingly. But one female officer snaps: "Discrimination is unprofessional." Whether or not women are discriminated against, she adds, depends on the caliber of leadership at any particular base. In integrating the sexes militarily, the crucial factor seems to be numbers. Rogan concludes, "Wherever there are women, there must be enough women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Dick and Jane in Basic Training | 11/16/1981 | See Source »

...phrase, it puts an eggbeater in people's brains and enables them to think afresh about their atti tudes and values...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sexes: Wonder Woman | 1/15/1973 | See Source »

...morose about his future, and feels that he has no place left to go in America. "Watts, Harlem, Newark, Washington, D.C.-they are all Atti-cas," he says, shrugging his shoulders, "except it's minimum security there." He has little faith in American justice. "Justice?" he protests. "Look at it. Look at Hoffa. Look at Lieutenant Calley. And look at the Harlem Four -eight years without bail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: A Prisoner of Our Time | 2/21/1972 | See Source »

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