Word: demanding
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...during Taiwan's presidential election campaign is that China's leaders are scared of the ripple effect that Taiwan's march toward full-fledged democracy will have on its own 1.2 billion population. The masses, having seen Taiwan progress from a backward nation into a free, prosperous country, may demand to choose their own leaders through a similar election or a plebiscite on China's communist system. The only thing the U.S. should do now is to safeguard the democratization of Taiwan. Sooner or later, the desire for more political freedom will prevail in mainland China. JENNIFER WEN Sugar Land...
...elected me to the Undergraduate Council. I hope I have done some good, without making a big deal out of it. But there comes a time when one can no longer merely hope. There comes a time when we have to stand up for what's right, to demand hard work and honest service, to put an end to political games and empty rhetoric...
...high-tech revolution and the globalization of the economy has created a high demand for people with motivation, work ethic, creativity, flexibility and international experience, skills that are fostered at Harvard (examples can be found inc consulting, finance, medicine and other growing professions). I would like to quote Professor David Laibson, who responded this way in an Economics 1011b lecture to a question about Pat Buchanan: "Students of this university and this class will be those who benefit most from the drastic changes in our economy. The demand for lowly-skilled workers and their standard of living have decreased sharply...
...guts and skill to steer through the Senate a one-year elimination of cost-of-living increases, a deficit-reduction measure later blamed for the G.O.P.'s loss of the Senate in 1986. Yet last summer, when I asked him if leadership didn't demand that he at least remind seniors that they get far more out of Social Security than they pay in, Dole said, "I'm not gonna tell them that. There's something called suicide, you know." To deal with the obvious solvency questions, Dole mused about a means test for benefits and an increase...
...devastated the England's cattle industry, reports TIME's Helen Gibson: "As national hamburger chains like McDonald's and Burger King canceled their British beef orders, cattle were left on the farm. Farmers who have tried to sell are unable to do so, but most are trying, hoping that demand will recover." With the ban now in place, British farmers are faced with the prospect of slaughtering most of their herds in order to restore consumer confidence. Despite evidence that most of Britain's 11 million cattle are at no risk, the British government is considering a proposal from Britain...