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Word: confrontive (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have a sense that underneath the blocks of cement used to cover the bodies of children, women and old men, lie moral ruins. We all confront this abominable act, which the rabbis said is the absolute antithesis of the traditions of Judaism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Moral Ruins | 10/4/1982 | See Source »

...country. Others question whether the German penchant for dynamic leadership, after 13 years of Brandt and Schmidt, can be satisfied by the unassertive Kohl. At a time when a protracted global recession has shrunk hopes for a return to the country's enviable prosperity, West Germans must also confront the unknown parameters of a new political era. -By William Drozdiak. Reported by Roland Flamini/Bonn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: Marriages Without Love | 10/4/1982 | See Source »

...making her request, which is reportedly without precedent, the student will have to confront an official University policy on grade changes which states that once a grade has been entered, it can be changed only by request of the professor who gave...

Author: By Adam S. Cohen, | Title: Re-Grade Asked Over Sex Harassment | 9/29/1982 | See Source »

Registering for a future draft will only encourage the U.S. to confront world crises with military strength. Our Government has shown little respect for the American youth who will be forced to carry out the Pentagon's policies. Peace and human dignity are not advanced by preparations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 27, 1982 | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

Greenspan was afraid that domestic politics might eventually compel an economically struggling borrower to default on all its loans, encouraging other countries to follow suit. That, in turn, would confront Western finance officials with a cruel choice. On the one hand, the lenders could wipe the worthless loans off their books and invite a worldwide financial contraction because of dwindling monetary reserves. On the other hand, central banks could attempt to avoid such a massive depression by buying up the defaulted loans. That would keep the international financial system functioning, but it would also cause a wild new burst...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Weak Recovery (Maybe) | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

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