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Although the switch did not escape the attention of midterm takers, the change did not elicit particularly emotional responses...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: Classic 'Blue Books' Turn Yellow | 11/6/1990 | See Source »

...strategy. Shamir's ideological commitment to the status quo remains unshakable, and the threat of Iraqi missiles and Palestinian support for Saddam has only reinforced his views. Although the Administration's strong-arm tactics generated plenty of anger and anxiety in Jerusalem last week, the U.S. notably failed to elicit even a hint of flexibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel We Don't Knuckle Under | 11/5/1990 | See Source »

Without everyone's participation, the class loses the exchange of ideas that makes classroom discussions so valuable. In addition, the ability to listen to others and to elicit information--the so-called "feminine skills"--are important intellectual tools that students need to learn...

Author: By Susan Schwab, | Title: Classes Subject to Gender Inequality | 10/24/1990 | See Source »

...guise as TV journalist, Jackson will have to prove that he can elicit the opinions of others and not just expound on his own. He will, moreover, have to demonstrate that his TV platform is not simply a political launching pad. Does Jackson consider his new bully pulpit a key to the White House? "I see this as a key to all houses," he replies. "Everybody's house will see this." Sounds suspiciously like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Keeping All Kinds of Hope Alive | 10/1/1990 | See Source »

...green vegetation, much as do birds. He has shown that the young in such species were neotenous -- or cute, as Horner puts it more plainly; until maturity they were gawky, with such vulnerable traits as enlarged heads, big eyes and shortened snouts, which theorists of animal behavior believe elicit the nurturing response in humans and other child-rearing species...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JACK HORNER; Head Man In the Boneyard | 9/10/1990 | See Source »

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