Word: commitment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...United States commit suicide four times as frequently as women do, Douglas G. Jacobs, assistant professor of psychiatry, told a gathering of about 400 mental health professionals at a symposium last week sponsored by the Medical School...
Although psychiatrists are not sure why males are more likely to commit suicide, Jacobs said in a telephone interview, yesterday, "Men don't go for help. They tend to use more violent methods, and they tend to generally get involved with more violent behavior than women...
...strict, no matter how lenient, seems to have much impact on the crime rate. But prison does at least keep criminals off the street. Home confinement cannot guarantee that security. Some data, tentative and incomplete, do suggest, however, that felons placed on intensive probation are less likely to commit crimes again than those placed on traditional probation or sent to prison. Joan Petersilia, a Rand Corp. researcher, says the recidivism rate of such offenders is impressively low, "usually less than 20%." And many keep their jobs, she adds. "That's the real glimmer of hope -- that in the long...
...before that, Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa suddenly flew to Washington for a private 2 1/2-hour chat with Baker. The only visible result of their efforts was a four-paragraph communique that affirmed the two countries' "willingness to cooperate on exchange-rate issues." Translation: the U.S. would not explicitly commit itself to propping up the drooping dollar. One reason: the currency's decline makes imports more expensive and thus can help reduce the trade deficit...
...year-old gulf conflict dragged on, military observers noted a strategic anomaly. Despite clear advantages in weaponry and training, the Iraqis have thus far been unwilling to commit troops decisively on the front to dislodge the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini's fanatical Revolutionary Guards. Said Pentagon Spokesman Robert Sims: "The battle for Basra is becoming one of the largest battles of this lengthy...