Word: backgrounding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Union. Reminding listeners that 1981 marks the 20th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall, Reagan observed: "On one side of the wall, people live in dignity and democracy; on the other side, in domination and defeat." Schmidt somberly noted that his visit was taking place against the background of a "serious international situation." He referred specifically to "the excessive Soviet arms buildup and the challenge of the continuing Soviet intervention in Afghanistan...
...autobiography, My Own Truth, published in 1969, Mitterrand describes the improbable background that produced France's pre-eminent leftist. He was born in 1916 in Jarnac, a small southwestern town in the Cognac region. His upbringing was seemingly strictly conventional-piously Roman Catholic and petit bourgeois. His father Joseph was a railway stationmaster who inherited a prosperous vinegar business. Mitterrand explains, "To be a Catholic in a small town in the provinces automatically classified you as politically on the right." Yet, strangely, Mitterrand père thought differently and had his problems. Writes Mitterrand: "When a man went...
...very important recognition of the idea that the education of Christian ministers requires coming to grips with the Jewish background and the ongoing Jewish tradition." Marc E. Saperstein '66, lecturer in Jewish studies at the Divinity School, said yesterday...
Raymond Matzker, the $42,000-a-year director of a Wisconsin mental health institute, was not so fortunate. He lost his job last January after it was discovered that he had taken the name, Social Security number and educational background of a college acquaintance. One job candidate got in trouble because of the bad judgment used by an executive placement firm he hired. A cover letter that accompanied the resume of Dennis C. Revell claimed that he "is a litigator who makes an excellent presentation and is engaged to be married to President Reagan's daughter Maureen." Although...
Goldsmith badly misjudged his market and competition. Because Britain is small and has excellent rail service, the leading London newspapers are distributed nationally. The Sunday editions (combined circ. 17.8 million) provide extensive national and international news, in-depth background reports and a wide range of reviews and entertainment stories. Also well entrenched are the Economist (U.K. circ. 69,000), TIME (British Isles and Ireland circ. 78,000) and Newsweek (circ. 40,000). Now! could not decide whether it was a feature or a newsmagazine. Its reporting never matched the newspapers', and its writing and analysis fell far short...