Word: environmental
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Tough stuff, but not uncommon at Harvard, where William Hawkins, '76 and now head of his own California computer-software firm, recalls battling for two years for permission to design a specialized computer-science major for himself alone -- with which he earned magna cum laude. "Harvard was a real sink...
As his career flourished modestly, Puttnam became known as an industry gadfly. He was particularly scornful of what he calls the "me-too attitude" of traditional Hollywood studio bosses who slavishly copy the formulas of their competitors' hits. Says Puttnam: "You can't do creative work in an environment like...
IT IS AT THIS point that one makes the fatal mistake of asking if anyone knows a good joke. In such an environment, the response can be devastating.
Koop called smoking the "leading preventable cause of disease and death in this country," and expressed hope that leaders of the tobacco industry could learn to thrive in a business environment "that enhances life and not the kind that invites death."
When a delay is caused by a mechanical problem, passengers sometimes suspect that they are kept on board long enough to prevent them from catching a competing flight, even though many airlines have agreements to transfer passengers in such situations. If other flights are available, notes Daniel Smith, a spokesman...