Word: deliverance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Such impressive figures bolster the White House argument that privatization could save taxpayers billions of dollars annually at the federal level. The Administration's most important initiative in that direction has been its proposal to sell Conrail, the Government-owned railroad formed from the remains of the bankrupt Penn Central...
Such discretion is an anomaly, say some critics. In his highly publicized indictments of organized-crime figures, some have been reminded of the Alice in Wonderland dictum: "Sentence first; verdict afterwards." They suggest that he is a glutton for publicity, and that his press conferences are part of a political...
Aquino issued an election eve statement in theform of a prayer: "Deliver us from this evil, thiscrisis which 20 years of evil rule has broughtus." She holds Marcos responsible for the death ofher husband, Benigno Aquino, who was a visitingprofessor at Harvard before being assassinatedupon his return to his homeland...
It was, as former Las Vegas Casino Owner Allen Glick explained, an offer he simply couldn't refuse. In 1978, when the Mafia was leaning on Glick to sell his interest in Vegas' sprawling Stardust casino, Kansas City Mobster Carl ("Tuffy") DeLuna was dispatched to deliver him a chilling message...
The source of the problem is the gap between what people want their machines to do and what the technology can deliver. With computer software in particular it is easy to turn an idea for a program into a prototype that works well enough to demonstrate to potential customers, and...