Word: dangerous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that I am offended misrepresents my main concern. Though purchased with care this past August in Jerusalem, my first mezuza will be ungrudgingly replaced. My unqualified trust, however, will never be. Somewhere out there a bigot persists, couching his prejudice in such sheepish acts. Even alone, he is a danger worth confronting. The smallest acts may veil the deepest sentiments...
...deployment of new NATO missiles in Europe. The shift will be one of tone, reflecting Reagan's confidence that the U.S. can now negotiate from a position of strength, thanks to its military buildup and economic recovery. Reagan planned to tell the nation that now there was less danger that "the Soviet leadership will underestimate our strength or question our resolve" and that the U.S. was "in its strongest position in years to establish a constructive and realistic working relationship with the Soviet Union." He also intended to ask the Soviets to help reduce tension and terrorism around...
...major danger in the new-issues market arises when companies attempt to sell their stock prematurely. Founders, backers and investment bankers can be tempted to hurry their offerings in the rush to capitalize on rising prices and public enthusiasm. That situation occurred early last summer, when the prices of newly issued securities reached their peak. Observes Sanford Robertson, a founder of Robertson, Colman & Stephens, an investment-banking firm in San Francisco: "In the summer there was a lot of junk. There were a lot of things with too high a price and too low a quality...
Berg and other environmentalists contend that farm animals are in much greater danger from wild dogs and coyotes. Blaming the wolf for every kill, she argues, is almost "a psychological need." Says she, with just a touch of hyperbole: "The wolf is an intelligent animal that groups together and does just what a hunter does when he gets together with his pals." Bowing to antiwolf passions, Interior authorities last summer announced a limited wolf-trapping season in which up to 160 animals a year could be taken in farming areas...
...Year is well chosen. Since both are reasonable men, not madmen in the Khomeini and Gaddafi image, no bombs have been dropped. After a century of Pax Britannica and a short period of Pax Americana, the world has entered the phase of Pax Atomica. The only danger is the so-called peace movement in the West, which imperils the balance of power. This can lead to nuclear war or to nuclear blackmail and surrender of the West. Andropov's side will not relinquish its strength...