Word: commonness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...foreign policy officials see the current diplomatic progress as a vindication of the Reagan Doctrine, under which the U.S. has supplied arms to anti-Marxist "freedom fighters" around the world. "A common thread was the emergence of a balance of forces that has convinced the parties involved that a military solution isn't possible," says Michael Armacost, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. "It was our policy to help preserve that balance, making a political solution more likely...
Such signs of intolerance are all too common on America's college campuses. Two decades after the Love Generation traded in its tribal beads for briefcases and business suits, bigotry and prejudice are making a comeback. Underlying this ugly renaissance is a change in the nation's political climate from the idealism that spawned the civil rights movement in the 1960s to the me-first ethic that has flourished in the '80s. Many educators blame recent outbreaks of campus bigotry on the fact that today's students are largely ignorant about past struggles for racial, sexual and economic equality...
Millions of Americans -- most often older women -- suffer to some degree from osteoporosis, the potentially crippling affliction that thins the bones and makes them susceptible to fractures. When the loss of bone occurs in the spine -- one of the most common sites -- patients may experience shortened stature, curvature of the back and pain in both the back and abdomen. Women who take calcium pills can sometimes prevent the onset or progression of the disease, but there has been no successful treatment for patients who have substantial bone loss...
Barbara may spoil the dog, but she criticizes George for not disciplining the kids enough. She still posts the rules of conduct on the doors at Kennebunkport in case anyone has forgotten them. The kids agree that their mother ruled the court of common pleas while George rode the circuits and was brought in only for major infractions...
...mood change. The great failure, and great paradox, of the Reagan era is that its protagonist succeeded too well on that score. His rhetoric on domestic matters encouraged Americans to celebrate instant gratification at the expense of the future, while his policies channeled national energies away from enterprises of common purpose. Reaganomics increased the national debt by 170% and converted the U.S. from a major creditor to a vulnerable debtor in the global financial market...