Word: concernedly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...naive to assume that U.S. corporations are desegregating their South African operations [Sept. 18] out of concern for the welfare of their nonwhite workers. If this were the case, we would have seen Sullivan codes decades ago. The real reason is that American executives recognize apartheid as the sinking ship it is and seek to put just enough distance between themselves and the South African government to avoid going under with...
...attitude to confront these problems but declines to outline the pragmatic steps or policies he has in mind. When he goes home from work, "pounded by sensations, perspectives and urgencies--always the daily mix," Giamatti says, he is not preoccupied with money problems, strikes or community relations. His underlying concern is for the institution itself--what it will be like for the next generation of students. "That's what you worry about--the profession," Giamatti explains, "how the institution can sustain young people." He views the younger faculty, soon to be the senior faculty, noting the declining sense...
...Giamatti will manage to exploit his academic expertise is yet another question. He plans to return to the classroom in the near future, time permitting, but this tradeoff seems to be one of his most agonizing problems. It is not a purely selfish motivation--his students are his primary concern, but with all of Yale's financial problems, a balance will no doubt be hard to achieve...
...workers may well denounce the renegotiated contract. While the University does offer them a wage increase, many at the union meeting contended that the increase is still not enough to keep up with inflation. But more importantly, the University has made no concessions on benefits, the issue of central concern to most of the kitchen workers. Harvard now provides the dining hall workers with absurdly low pension payments--$90 a month after 25 years of service, and a 10 per cent reduction if a worker retires before age 62, and did not improve the pension plan in the contract offer...
Beattie, whose mound appearance in the opener had been a major source of concern for the Yanks before the game, retired the next three batters in order before George Brett led off the next inning with a bouncer up the middle that he stretched into a double when Mickey Rivers nonchalantly fielded the ball...