Word: britains
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...conversations so far in Canada, Iceland, Britain, West Germany, Denmark and Norway have been "warm, personal and professional," said the U.S. official, who requested anonymity. "It's going very, very well...
Those charges struck a chord among middle-and lower-income Britons, who fear a future of progressively better services for an increasingly wealthy few. The issue goes to the heart of Britain's free-health-care system and moves the country toward medical treatment based largely on the patient's ability to pay. Says Paul Swain, a London hospital consultant: "A majority of people really like the NHS no matter how much they grumble about...
...late 20th century. "Our leadership has taken a form different from that of recent historical experience," he said. "The recent model has been one of national dominance in an international economic system -- as represented by the United States in the aftermath of World War II or by Britain in the latter half of the 19th century. Our new leadership is more in the manner of an architect and builder, patiently and tenaciously pursuing a vision of economic growth and prosperity, trying to persuade others what may be accomplished while contributing our fair share...
China first hinted at a change of heart by pointedly referring to Gorbachev as "comrade" following his rise to power in 1985. But most of the diplomatic action -- and concessions -- in the march toward reconciliation has come from Moscow. As diplomats in Britain sum up the warming trend: "Russia woos and China coos...
...natural customers seem to be yuppie types who not only prefer to deny death, but would also like to deny all that is unpleasant in life. Most of those people have heard about Jeff's service through stories done on him in newspapers from as far away as Britain, and on television and radio shows...