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...introduction and conclusion--detracts from the punch of the book. He writes of the issues of cultural beliefs affecting scientific research and of the simplification of intelligence into a one-dimensional characteristic; he uses intelligence testing, he says, to prove this larger point. However, his scientific jargon and awkward writing style in this part hinder clear presentation of these valid points. The beautiful narrative style evident in the bulk of the book is not evident in his hypothesizing...
Further, the parties to the summit have had some awkward problems getting their own acts together. The Europeans are united in protesting that the rising value of the dollar against their own currencies is kiting their oil-import bills, which have to be paid in dollars. Furthermore, high U.S. interest rates, which are pulling in capital from around the world, have forced European nations to keep their own interest rates high, thus deepening a Western European recession (see ECONOMY & BUSINESS). But at their own pre-summit in Luxembourg two weeks ago, the Europeans could not agree on any common strategy...
...countries, he said, were "in the first rank of our allies." At the same time, Mauroy sharply condemned the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and warned against intervention in Poland-a statement that reduced the government's four Communist ministers, who had been applauding earlier remarks, to glum and awkward silence...
...than a decade. There were two main reasons for Mitterrand's action. First, he wanted to secure the cooperation of the country's largest trade union, the General Confederation of Labor (C.G.T.), which is controlled by the Communists. Second, a role in the Cabinet would make it awkward for the Communist Party to oppose government policies...
...venture into the junior middleweight division, and the usually quick-footed boxer looked rather ordinary; the added weight definitely slowed Ray down. For his part, Kalule seemed an unwilling opponent. Like the boxing light-heavyweight champ, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Kalule threw only about ten punches per round. Still, his awkward southpaw style gave Leonard trouble, and in the seventh round, a straight right jab put Leonard on queer street...