Word: equalling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...idea of fighting an alien race of insects isn't even an original one. The movie is based on the Robert Heinlein book of the same name, although one might claim with equal credibility, and affront to the author, that Batman Forever was based on Crime and Punishment. Heinlein, a masterful and highly respected science fiction author, created a futuristic republic in which people had to join the military to be deemed citizens, and the concept of civil responsibility was a matter of great importance and controversy. This, juxtaposed with the fact that the race was at war with insects...
...Alleging U.S. domination of UNSCOM, Aziz intimated that Iraq had proposed to the U.N. that the crisis could be resolved via a new inspection team composed of representatives from Security Council countries (including the U.S.) in equal proportion ? while insisting that Iraq had nothing to hide on the chemical weapons issue...
...question the existence of racism. Yet many Americans of color do extraordinarily well. I do not, in addition, question affirmative action in principle--if it aims at giving all those of socio-economically deprived, underprivileged, or educationally less rigorous backgrounds the equal opportunity to succeed. That goes for poor African-Americans from Watts or Brownsville; but it should also apply to destitute whites from bankrupt mining communties in rural West Virginia; Vietnamese boat people; inner-city Koreans; Chinese political refugees and any other group whose social and economic backgrounds deprive them of the same opportunities as the sons and daughters...
...Reuss, economist at Piper Capital Management, based in Minneapolis, Minn., believes a recession could occur in the U.S. early next year. He pins his forecast on the debt-burdened consumer. Reuss estimates that half the households with less than $50,000 in annual income have non-mortgage debt equal to 24% of their take-home pay. "That is an all-time high," he notes, adding that the stress is apparent in rising bankruptcies and the recession-like 5% annual growth in consumer credit. A more normal credit growth rate is 10% to 15%. Now tack on uncertainties from a tumultuous...
...Crimson attempted to review all student productions, this year's emphasis on assigning experienced writers to theater reviews has made covering everything impossible. The Crimson should strive to produce both quality and quantity, as the increasing space devoted to arts coverage makes it possible for smaller productions to receive equal coverage and prevent otherwise excellent plays from being marginalized simply because of their low profile...