Word: basic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...values, our behavior, our institutions, and our social practices" commits so little of its resources to study and instruction on this question. The Economics Department, where one might logically expect to find this continuing critique, is rather more committed to making capitalism work smoothly that to subjecting it to basic critical evaluation. The economics of institutional racism, imperialism, and much else that might go into such a critique figure as little in the economics curriculum as you would have them figure in the investment policy of the University...
Cafe Florian's wine list is simple and basic--Bordeaux, Pink Chardonnez, Soave and Valpolicella are a few of their offerings. Wine goes for $7-$9 a bottle, but you can order half bottles as well...
Watching a town meeting can be mystifying - a basic item is the warrant which lists and describes the "articles" the meeting must vote on. Watching a town meeting without a warrant is as hopeless a task as trying to pick horses without a racing form, so sit next to someone with a sheaf of papers and ask to look...
Appealing to local pride, the Scottish Nationalists argued that if devolution failed to pass, Scotland would "be good for nothing more than to tart up a few British ceremonies." But the antidevolution forces, led by the Conservative Party, mounted a late-blooming campaign that focused on an even more basic Scottish instinct: they charged that the cost of home rule would be quickly felt in the form of higher taxes. Some Scots also began to ponder the fact that devolution might lead to the breakup of the United Kingdom, which none but the most extreme nationalists want...
...small grating of praise for a delicate fish pâté and a cake or two. Her summation: "Allen Lieb, sincere and well intentioned though he may be, has a long way to go both in developing his own palate for seasoning and combining ingredients, and mastering basic cooking techniques...