Word: counts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...death sentence was four times as likely in cases where the victim was white. The study found that among scores of factors, none were statistically more important in predicting a death sentence than the victim's race: to juries in Georgia, anyway, a white life seems to count for more...
...Congressmen, including such New Right Turks as Georgia Republican Newt Gingrich, invited South African Ambassador Bernardus Fourie to Capitol Hill and gave him a letter threatening to support economic sanctions against South Africa unless there is "a demonstrated sense of urgency about ending apartheid." South Africa, they warned, cannot count on "benign neglect" by American conservatives of its racial policies...
...India, were killed by leaking toxic gas. How deeply did we really feel that news? Numbers are always tossed up first in such events, but almost as a diversion; there seems a false need to know exactly how many died, how many were hospitalized; reports supersede reports. When the count is finally declared accurate, it is as if one were mourning a quantity rather than people, since the counting exercise is a way of establishing objective significance in the world. Still, we wept at the pictures...
...advocating the abolition of unions, boycotts or pickets to improve the worker's lot. Just as it is up to the individual to attain his goals, it is up the the individual to enjoy the fruits of his labor. If we sacrifice our individuality on one count, we risk sacrificing it on all counts...
...audiophiles, the Coop is boasting the newest in Panasonic laser disc players--at last count 10 of the nation's 100 units had been beamed to the mercantile hub of Harvard Square, Argeros said...