Word: daringness
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Marcos is facing a host of problems that have made this the most difficult period in the two decades that he has ruled the Philippines. New infusions of aid, totaling $108 million, from the International Monetary Fund and foreign banks have yet to revive the country's devastated economy. Communist...
The animating spirit of Deng's reforms has been to liberate the productive energies of the individual, a daring concept not just for a Marxist but for a Chinese (the concept of individualism has a negative connotation in Chinese society). He began, appropriately, with agriculture, which had been collectivized by...
He quit Texas International in January 1980 to start his own airline. "He's absolutely fearless," a member of People's board of directors observes. "He takes business risks that are unbelievable." As he assembled People Express in Newark, the new boss used Army-style screening tests to make sure...
Officially, BankAmerica has taken no position on First Interstate's merger bid. It was not the first time that such a marriage proposal had been made. First Interstate's Pinola, who built the regional bank to its current size through a series of daring takeover moves, reportedly approached BankAmerica with...
But the wedding-reception aesthetic is exactly the point. Wedding receptions, like Dancing, are carefully constructed hipness-free zones--places where it's more fun to be a fool on the floor than cool on the sidelines. Where Idol is about show-biz amateurs trying to go pro, Dancing is...