Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...inquire, "Gentlemen, are you ready?" A pause, and then: "Play!" Thus the 94th Wimbledon Tennis Championships are scheduled to begin. At one end of that storied court will stand Bjorn Borg, defending champion, the only modern player to win four straight Wimbledon titles ? and, if the oddsmakers are correct, the first man to win five. Not quite ready yet for tea and reverie, he returns to Wimbledon seeking to etch even more deeply his record as the greatest champion in the history of the game's most fabled tournament, and one of the most successful athletes of any sport...
Until the Soviets modify their behavior, especially in the Third World, it will be virtually impossible to resurrect détente. In the meantime, one task for America is to correct any dangerous gaps that have developed in the Soviet-American military relationship. Another task is to face the Soviets with political firmness and sophistication. That means eventually resuming carrot-and-stick diplomacy?with an effective stick, to be sure, but also with the restoration of those carrots that the Soviets complain have been thrown away. Only thus can the superpowers reverse the vicious cycle of retribution and recrimination that...
...handle the chores for both of us?" Nonetheless, reports Victor Perevedentsev, a specialist on socioeconomic affairs in Moscow, the Soviet family is slowly changing from a patriarchy into a "biarchy"-equality in the home. Says he: "Women are rebelling, and they, of course, are correct in doing...
...Mexico is officially bilingual... 'A low regard for life is part of Mexican culture, so when an illegal comes north, that culture usually travels with him'... 'The country is being overwhelmed, with no effort being made to stop it. But I think a change in the national attitude could correct...
...West Germany as his model, González explained his main thrusts: a mixed economy with little nationalization, a firm commitment to join the European Economic Community and greater personal freedom for all Spaniards. Groused Communist Leader Santiago Carrillo: "This is not a program of the left." He was correct. In one stroke, González had proposed to sweep Spain's leftist ideology into the past and allay conservative fears of a renewed bloody confrontation with the Socialists. Editorialized Spain's leading news paper, El Pais: "This is the speech of a candidate for Premier...