Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that Urumqi time or Peking time?" asked a visitor to the capital of China's remote Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, as he prepared to adjust his watch. A local official tartly replied, "Urumqi time is Peking time." He was, of course, correct, even though the provincial capital is 2,000 miles west of Peking. Until now, all time in China, which sprawls across four time zones, has been Peking time. But the Middle Kingdom has been undergoing rapid change in every sphere, and time is no exception. As of Feb. 1, Urumqi was allowed to set its clocks according...
...Crimson. Our concern is that there are two sides (or more) to every issue, and it is very clear that either The Crimson does not believe this is true, or it is unwilling to express differing editorial opinions. Our argument does not concern whether Democrats or Republicans are correct in their beliefs (a question you seem to have already answered, as shown in little or no editorial balance) but it would be hoped that a newspaper of worth would attempt to publish differing opinions on important political issues. Your recent editorials on the President's State of the Union Address...
...incorrectly. When I saw the referendum results divided into "Yes" and "No" with the percentages adding up to 100 I knew something was terribly wrong. Reading farther I found that the numbers you gave (the vote totals) simply do not agree with the percentages. Assuming the vote totals are correct, they can be used to deduce the actual results of the referendum. They suggest even stronger support for council involvement in divestiture. However, taking all errors into consideration, it seems those who want to see the council involved may be a small minority...
...will never know for sure. At least ten separate teams of investigators are now probing every aspect of the mystery of why Challenger exploded; and Acting NASA Administrator William Graham vowed they would "provide the best national capability to study this, to analyze it, to find out how to correct it, and to ensure that it will never happen again...
...This will confuse things for a while, but they'll correct it even- tually, said Martin S. Feldstein, professor ofEconomics. He said Congress would manage to getGramm-Rudman-like cuts passed with or without thelaw...