Word: closers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would be easy to think in terms of vengeance, but that is not a proper answer," Reagan continued. In particular, he urged "never giving up our effort to bring peace closer through mutual verifiable reduction in the weapons of war." So, he said, the U.S., in concert with other nations, would demand a Soviet explanation and apology for the attack, compensation for the families of the victims, and Soviet cooperation in tightening civil-and military-aviation rules to make sure that nothing similar happens again?all legitimate demands that no one expects to be fulfilled. Reagan struck one jarringly inappropriate...
...enormous surpluses, thus pushing some recent cash prices higher than they had been in nearly a decade-74% above last year's dismal levels. And last week a bit of rain did fall from Topeka to Terre Haute, raising the hope that the U.S. soybean harvest may be closer to normal than predicted...
...ACSR meets twice a year with a subcommittee of the Corporation called the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (CCSR). On April 4, the entire ACSR joined the four-man CCSR for breakfast at the Faculty Club, expecting an hour and a half of ethical dialogue. What took place was closer to a briefing on Corporation policy. The discussion, as always, was extremely civil. The ACSR, through Professor Salmon, expressed its dissatisfaction with the Corporation's current policy. Hugh Calkins '45, the chairman of the CCSR, reiterated the Corporation's stance, and indicated that the Corporation's stance, and indicated that...
...also thriving. Although less than 10 percent of the Mason fellows come from a strictly academic background, a substantial number of the program graduates become a channel of academic export upon returning to their home countries, says Nancy Pyle, director of the program. In developing countries, governments maintain closer links with universities, frequently asking former ministers to teach, Pyle notes. In addition, the contacts the fellows make with K-School professors often prompt them to ask for help in setting up programs based on their K-School experience...
...Closer to home, the pride disappears and we complain a whole...