Word: corrective
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Concerning the second sentence in the quote, Holmes is correct: she never "inferred" to me that Dr. Paul was "running around loose." She said it straight out. Her emphasis may have been subverted by the language she used, the important point being that one can only infer Tosteson's views, since he refuses to say anything about the issue of minority admissions...
...urban riots of the '60s were a reaction to gross economic and social inequities. The feds wisely, albeit inefficiently, undertook the task of trying to correct that situation through massive social programming. The job has only just begun. Any significant retrenchment that encourages economic and social disparities will only have us back on the streets...
...wheel test has any real relation to the auto's performance, says Dugoff, "will be tough-we will have to do some rather extensive analysis." Should Omni-Horizon fail NHTSA tests, the agency could order Chrysler to recall all autos sold in order to correct the trouble. And if, as Consumers Union suspects, the flaw is "an inherent design defect," the agency could require redesign and replacement of the whole steering system...
...hoof, Hans answered questions put to him by his owner, a German mathematics teacher. The animal's fame spread, until an examining board of skeptics discovered that Hans was cued by the gestures of his trainer. It appears that he made inadvertent movements whenever Hans reached the correct number of nods or taps, and that was enough to tell the animal to stop...
...vote against the levy, which would have increased the average homeowner's tax by $86.63. As a result, there may be no money to reopen Cleveland's schools after the summer recess. The vote also reflected opposition to court-ordered busing, scheduled to go into effect next fall to correct racial imbalances, and the high-handed manner in which Federal Judge Frank J. Battisti has, in effect, taken over management of the school system. Paul Briggs, Cleveland's respected veteran school superintendent, was so stripped of power by the court that he resigned his post...