Word: band-aid
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...mythic past of heroic patriots and open opportunity. He rode into the election with several large achievements: a real grip on inflation, an undeniable economic recovery and a substantial defense buildup. But he bore the burden of a monstrous deficit for whose solution he offered only the Band-Aid of a balanced-budget amendment. He may frequently have been wrong on his facts, but he spoke to the wordless groping of millions of Americans seeking comfort in the future. Reagan wanted to slow the entire tempo of change speeding Americans to disturbing ends-from encroaching Government and welfare dependency...
Like other heads of revitalized companies, Sigoloff is nervous about the future. "We have put a Band-Aid on," he says. "But all of a sudden, if the economy stumbles, the customers may disappear...
...join forces. Fortunately, with the mushrooming of advanced placement programs nationwide and increasing research on how to deal with gifted youngsters, the myth of the neglected gifted student is more fiction that fact. And though public education, particularly in inner city schools, has fallen victim to President Reagan's band-aid educational policies, magnet schools and other specialized programs offer talented students an alternative to accelerated education...
Silverman said the roof example points out "the difference between the band-aid approach and a true rehabilitation...
...global upturn lies months, possibly even years, away. In the meantime, experts are trying to move beyond the Band-Aid measures applied in recent weeks. Few ideas are completely worked out or indeed acceptable and appealing to all. Among the proposals...