Word: dangerous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There were other signs that the modernization program might be in danger. The State Council, China's executive branch of government, announced that no ! more products would be added to the categories in which prices are allowed to float. An official report stressed the importance of "mandatory" centralized planning. The reformers' emphasis on stimulating consumer demand was criticized in the People's Daily, the party newspaper. In addition, the State Council set up a new press and publications office with full censorship powers and the authority to license publications and close down "illegal" printing operations...
Last week, however, as speakers on the Stars & Stripes tender boomed out the boat's theme song, Danger Zone, from the movie Top Gun, the skipper who lost the America's Cup had come a long way toward putting some glory after his black mark in yachting's record book. Conner's 1983 defeat by Australia broke the New York Yacht Club's 132-year winning streak. This time, Conner has heeled over, hunkered down and blasted to a comfortable -- and unexpected -- 3-1 lead over the fiber-glass-hulled New Zealand in the best-of-seven series to determine...
...likely the lithe and speedy Kookaburra III, owned by rival Perth Businessman Kevin Parry. Some experts now believe the onrushing Stars & Stripes will take it all. Conner is making no claims. But though he may try some equipment changes for the ultimate contest, the theme song is set. Playing Danger Zone seems to suit him just fine...
...debate over pregnancy leave has created a deep rift among feminists. One side argues that pregnancy leave, even though it benefits individual women, poses a general danger to female workers because it singles them out for special protection. Historically, they point out, such privileged treatment has eventually led to discrimination against women. Says Marsha Levick of the National Organization for Women's legal defense and education fund: "That almost always backfires...
November was drawing to a close, and though the Iran arms scandal was an accelerating political danger, the President, even in private conversation, still refused to concede error. George Bush confided to a friend that he was troubled by Ronald Reagan's position. "He won't even listen to the word mistake," related Bush. The President, he told the friend, had to make some kind of move. It was a rare lapse for the fastidious Vice President: even with close friends, he maintains a total blackout about his dealings with Reagan...