Word: behavior
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Samoluk said the Massachusetts State Department of Social Services and the district attorneys office were contacted about the case in November after the victims' parents had moved to another state and noticed abnormal behavior in the children...
There is probably some danger in looking to a situation comedy for serious cultural messages, but Alex's behavior struck me as pretty realistic. It has become standard in this nation for us to judge intelligence--an extremely subjective thing--on a very objective and structural scale of grades, standardized test scores and academic honors...
...line with any foreseeable benefits that the deal might bring to American industry, that they raise deep and disturbing doubts about the direction of U.S. business at a time when many firms lag badly in foreign competition. Seldom since the age of the 19th century robber barons has corporate behavior been so open to question. The battle for RJR Nabisco seems to have crossed an invisible line that separates reasonable conduct from anarchy...
...Vatican's doctrinal congregation on Oct. 30, 1986, was approved by Pope John Paul and dispatched to all Roman Catholic bishops around the world. In it, Rome ordered them to withdraw support from any organization that is either "ambiguous" or opposed to the church's teaching that homosexual behavior is sinful. Any hint of endorsement for gay liberation groups, warned Rome, "can be gravely misinterpreted." In particular, allowing them to meet in Catholic churches or schools was deemed "misleading and often scandalous...
...size of the deal and the fortunes to be made appear to exceed any foreseeable benefits to U. S. industry. Seldom has corporate behavior seemed so questionable. -- An interview with RJR President Ross Johnson, who started the scramble. See BUSINESS...