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...living in a rotten, corrupt sexist society that has crushed them. They are, in fact, more satisfied than men." Similarly, polls show that the majority of Americans are middle class "because they think they are middle class, and they think they are middle class because they fit the criteria that they themselves have established for such status." As "everyone knows," says Wallenberg, middle-class people own their own homes, do not let their teen-agers drop out of high school, have washers and dryers, play tennis and get divorced...
...collection has no evident criteria of choice, for the Vatican, faced with the awkward but basic question of what a "religious" work of art may be, has been unable to find an answer. Instead, it has accepted anything that seems, however dimly or perfunctorily, to contain a religious motif-even decorous little landscapes whose views include a belfry or a church fagade...
...Criteria for selecting the best extension route and station location include the effect of construction on Cambridge residents and businessmen, cost, engineering feasibility and construction time...
Udall's bill was in fact a moderate measure. It left all planning decisions to the individual states, merely providing them with $100 million in annual federal grants for eight years to develop comprehensive planning programs. While it did set out federal criteria to guide the planning process, the bill did not impose penalties for states that chose not to plan ahead. "The idea was not to stop growth," said Udall, "but to give it vision and direction." By dodging critical land-use problems, the House and the White House have taken a giant step backward...
...interrelated problems: preserving Harvard's academic standing and keeping it as conducive a place as possible for its professors, while holding a strict line on costs to avoid expanding a projected $1.8 million deficit. Rosovsky has responded by trying to evaluate formerly-accepted assumptions, so that educational criteria can better guide detailed budget and policy decisions...