Word: decentering
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...when one tried to explain that America's society was basically good despite segregation. In their hearts and minds, Americans believed that completely -- and eventually, of course, the remnants of at least legal discrimination were abolished. Similarly, Kuwait's problems should be seen in context. Like Israel, an essentially decent nation despite some glaring blind spots, Kuwait before Saddam was a good country in a bad neighborhood. It will surely be that again, but it could be much more. A terrible tragedy has afforded Kuwait the rarest of opportunities, a true second chance. If it rises to the challenge...
Applying Andy Warhol to the ECAC, it was only natural that the Dartmouth men's hockey team would be decent for a few minutes this season...
...homes. For young people approaching the housing market for the first time, there was no point of entry. In Massachusetts cities, a renter must earn $13.65 an hour -- more than three times the minimum wage -- to afford the $800-a-month average rent on a two-bedroom unit in decent condition. Under the Reagan Administration, the Federal Government cut housing assistance 75%, and much of what was left was wasted. The Department of Housing and Urban Development stopped subsidizing new housing and handed out rent vouchers instead. This increased demand without increasing the supply and set off a scramble...
Leading the private-sector initiative is developer James Rouse's Enterprise Foundation, a sort of brain-trust godparent to housing efforts all across the country. Rouse's idea was to combine government incentives, benign capitalism and community energy to build decent, affordable housing. One key to the organization's success is Rouse's knack for persuading corporations to get involved and for pointing out the tax incentives that make it worth their while. If a company invests $1 million in a financing pool for low-income housing, over 15 years it could realize $2.3 million in tax savings...
...Coming in, we knew that both opponents had decent sprinting squads, but were weak in the fly and back events," Tull said. "We were able to get a lot of points in these events, and this allowed us to open up a big lead...