Word: chosen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first anniversary of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 approaches, South Africa's white minority has neither chosen the carrot nor suffered the stick. The government of State President P.W. Botha has undertaken none of the political changes specified in the act, sticking instead to its own long-scheduled list of minor reforms. South Africa's economy, meanwhile, though limping in spots, has not endured any major setbacks as the result of either U.S. sanctions or similar punitive measures that have been imposed by 27 other countries. Says Helen Suzman, a staunchly antiapartheid member of South Africa's Parliament...
...scientists for Soviet missions and to publicize Moscow's space program. His dizzying schedule of speeches, meetings and interviews has forced him to all but abandon his dacha outside Moscow and even his burning passion, chess. In recognition of his achievements at the Soviet Space Institute (IKI), he was chosen to head the Soviets' new Supercomputing Institute and was appointed as Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev's special adviser on the U.S. Star Wars program...
Among the changes the directors proposed is posting the top three candidates for a role. But one director says he thinks this might humiliate those not chosen for a part...
...moral requirement that representatives be chosen by those they represent is difficult to put aside. Yet this is exactly what the plan calls for. Israel quite correctly refuses to sit across a bargaining table from a terrorist organization...
...issue of character has been an important plus in the governor's campaign. "If the president was chosen based upon international affairs, defense strategy or charisma, Dukakis wouldn't have a chance," said Boston political consultant Michael S. Goldman. "But since national issues, competence, honesty and personal integrity are now the issues, Dukakis will do well...