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Terner emphasized, however, that he and Fish had never been on an "eye-to-eye" basis. "Our values are so different. He wants me to conform in all these little ways and do a lot of things which are not natural to me. The majority of the guys on the team have had problems [with Fish...
...trying to bring about a social revolution. Their speeches are not just background color thrown it to give characters an excuse for passionate devotion or to propel a romantic plot Rather they are the lyrical heart of the script, bringing intensity and believability to characters who otherwise conform with relish to the movement's righteous stereotypes...
...profile the Foundation has kept so far, saying "it requires a lot of basic organization, and that's what I've been working on for the last semester." The result of this work is six student committees, which will form the bulk of the Foundation. The committees will conform to the Foundation's "two-pronged effort" by both mediating and negotiating instances of racial tension on campus, and also working to promote minority culture on campus...
...emotional stability. The failure rate is low; an FAA study showed that for every 1,000 pilots tested, only eight are denied certification for medical reasons, and only two of those for psychoneurotic disorders. Those who flunk are automatically grounded until they can pass the examination. Most international airlines conform to the FAA requirement that their pilots pass regular proficiency tests for the specific planes they operate. Japan Air Lines last week apologized for allowing Katagiri to fly, admitting that he was reinstated as captain even though he had not fulfilled the JAL rule that pilots log at least...
...world of international arms sales as a Rubik's Cube. The domestic situation being presumably less puzzling to a chauvinistic nation, opportunities for the analogy's application abound mainly abroad Newsweek compared President Reagan's foreign policy problems to the cube. The world, its cover slickly suggested, may not conform to his red hats-white hats view. Thanks to the analogy, Reagan's inability to handle more than one face of foreign affairs at a time fell into place...