Word: blueprinting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Democratic leaders, who could hardly do otherwise, all praised Reagan's push for reform -- in principle, at least. But on Capitol Hill, Rostenkowski warns, the tax-reform blueprint will be worked over by "535 independent contractors that all have an agenda of their own." Whether the final structure will stand, or even get finished, is highly uncertain...
Democratic leaders, who could hardly do otherwise, all praised Reagan's < push for reform -- in principle, at least. But on Capitol Hill, Rostenkowski warns, the tax-reform blueprint will be worked over by "535 independent contractors that all have an agenda of their own." Whether the final structure will stand, or even get finished, is highly uncertain...
...given expression to is directed toward overall societal reform. No single essay details the concern of women in a particular country to be solely in bettering their economic and political position. The book is not so much a clarion call for equal rights for women, but rather a blueprint for a myriad of social changes. In contribution after contribution, the activists express a need for greater attention to the plight of oppressed minorities within their societies, for a more equitable distribution of income, for an end to the nuclear arms race, and for a greater respect for the indigenous cultures...
Inside the White House, something far more significant for the success or failure of the second Reagan Administration also was taking shape. The organization chart of key players and their new positions of power was being sketched. But there was no blueprint, no grand design. As if by whimsy, top officials were leaving Government, switching jobs or signaling their desire to depart. Each seemed free to pursue his own quest for personal fulfillment, whether by taking on new challenges, easing into less wearisome tasks or just taking a rest. The President amiably concurred in the wishes of his subordinates...
...revive the firm's sagging fortunes, Pineau-Valencienne in March demanded a new $277 million aid package from the government of Socialist President François Mitterrand. Talks over a new salvage operation got nowhere. The Ministry of Industry accused Pineau-Valencienne of refusing to accept a "reasonable" blueprint, while the Creusot-Loire chairman charged that the government was trying to seize control of the company...