Word: closers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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University officials are thus linking higher education to economic health and other national concerns. President Bok and other prominent educators have begun calls for a new partnership between universities and government which would entail more financial assistance for higher education and closer university ties to Washington to solve national problems. Last month it was revealed that Bok and other university heads will release a report to presidential candidates of both parties proposing they work together to rebuild American competitiveness, foster equal opportunity, improve the quality of life, and strengthen "ethical rules of conduct" in society...
Kent Lucas '88, a tight end who is Black, is close to both Patterson and Williams. "I know for myself what they are really like," he said. He sees no ill effects on the team because of the event. In fact, he says, the team has grown closer because...
Beneath the generic black on white lettering of Cambridge street signs--"Parking. By Permit Only," "Tow Away Zone"--hang inviting renderings of homes, bridges and snowy streets. A closer look reveals that the bolts fastening the paintings have been turned upward in anticipation of thieves...
Dukakis has proposed a major shift from current priorities, calling for development of domestic energy resources, a change in trading partners from the warring nations of the Persian Gulf to countries closer to home, such as Canada, Mexico and Venezuela. He also called for the U.S. to impose sanctions on Iran and Iraq...
Only a few years ago, Western Europe seemed overwhelmed by a malady known as Europessimism. Now the mood is closer to Europhoria. And with good reason: from Scandinavia to Italy, most countries are enjoying annual economic growth in the comfortable 2%-to-4% range, stock markets are strong, and corporate profits are robust. Most impressive, West European exports have surged by 33% in the past three years, from $689 billion in 1983 to $916.4 billion in 1986. With the U.S. alone, Western Europe enjoyed a trade surplus of $18.2 billion last year, a sharp contrast to the $2.9 billion deficit...