Word: broads
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Compromise on both sides, in fact, had already produced broad agreement between Tehran and Washington in some areas, but numerous questions remained unresolved. Most of these boiled down to one word: money. A major sticking point concerned the return of $8 billion to $14 billion in frozen Iranian assets, much of which was encumbered by American claims and attachments. Another problem appeared to be the Iranians' insistence on a multibil-lion-dollar escrow account to guarantee the return of the late Shah's U.S.-held assets. Said an aide to Secretary of State Edmund Muskie: "That...
...restrained-even distinguished-blue-and-red plaid sports jacket on a recent trip to Washington, his generally tweedy coats and dark slacks look smart and comfortable. His business suits, in grays, browns and blues, are skillfully tailored but have a faintly old-fashioned look. One reason is that his broad shoulders and erect posture make his jackets look overly padded...
This is unquestionably true. The difficulty arises when Epstein attempts to stretch a valid literary observation into a broad cultural thesis. Nearly all modern literatures question the aims of money and power. But so, rightly or wrongly, do mod ern unions, consumer groups and havenots. Epstein leaves the impression that Americans are stewing in ambivalence because they have read Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Sinclair Lewis, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Budd Schulberg. Publishing sales figures would not support such an impression...
...might expect, little political criticism of his work on corals, termites or baboons exists. Only expert ethologists bother to scrutinize these sections, which constitute the bulk of Wilson's first book. Only when Wilson discusses humans does he receive the attention of a broad and motley audience of anthropologists, philosophers and historians. There are two possible explanations. One might be that while Wilson's analysis of species below homo sapiensis scientifically masterful, his discussion of humans is simply not up to par and his new audience is taking him to task. This is probably not the case. Instead, Wilson...
GUERRILLA is putting up posters and calling supporters to publicize the sit-in, Park said. The group hopes for a turnout of hundreds that will "dramatize broad based support," he added...