Word: concernedly
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...addition to the energy concern, the businessmen that we train should be familiar with an alternative fuel source from a business investment standpoint for the future," Ellis said...
...Douglas, the nuclear industry isn't playing along. General Electric, which manufactures equipment for nuclear plants, withdrew its sponsorship of a Barbara Walters T.V. special because Fonda talked about "The China Syndrome" on it. G.E. said its sponsorship would be "inappropriate" because the film could "cause undue public concern" about nuclear power. Douglas points out that G.E. hasn't seen the film yet and so doesn't know whether the concern is "undue," but G.E.'s worry seems warranted. A nuclear energy trade association has sent out reams of positive material on nuclear energy to film reviewers, and electric power...
...companies' operations. He is, I stated earlier, engaged in a monitoring effort which I would very much like to see us support. In the meantime, in the next six weeks we will face 40 resolutions directed at 22 companies. Some of these resolutions are, many of them, in fact, concern the South Africa matter. I have had a number of people express the concern to me that the process of collecting information and digesting it on South African companies is sufficiently lengthy, ongoing, and currently incomplete, that we will not respond at all to these resolutions...
...Yates," and the letter published March 6 entitled "Selfishness," miss the point of Gus Yates' recent ascent of Mt. Katahdin. Mr. Yates did not set out to endanger the life of anyone. In fact, on my many outdoor trips with Mr. Yates I have been extremely impressed with his concern for the safety of the trip members and the preservation of the environment. He is, however, a very individualistic and independent person...
Joseph Heller gets more miles per novel than any other American-made author. Consider the phenomenal efficiency of Catch-22, a book that continues to run on one joke. It is the old switcheroo, best expressed by Doc Daneeka when he tells Yossarian "that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have...