Word: establishment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Perkins' overwhelming sense of loyalty and responsibility to his writers that made him a scrupulous editor and a successful advocate for their cause when his supervisors and fellow editors at Scribners balked. This biography provides an excellent picture of how Perkins, once he discovered a writer, would work to establish him in American letters. Berg, however, does not really address to other side of the problem--just how this man developed a unique eye for spotting fine writers--and it will take a work dealing with more purely literary questions to illuminate that side of this century's most gifted...
Governmentis getting so important, big and complicated that "like it or not, public officials will establish the framework that determines the ability of each segment of society to achieve its goals...," Bok wrote. He added, "Since Universities are primarily responsible for advanced training in our society, they share a unique opportunity and obligation to prepare a profession of public officials equipped to discharge these heavy responsibilites to the nation...
...that have, many found their way in after an article on the tunnels appeared, complete with a detailed map identifying entrances. The rash of break-ins that followed prompted the Department of Building and Grounds, which maintains the tunnels, to establish a policy prohibiting the release of precise information on the layout of the tunnels. Today, all entrance doors are locked, and locked doors placed at intervals through the tunnels are wired with alarms that sound in the tunnel control room, permitting supervisors to notify the police of an intruder. Numerous "No Trespassing" signs hung by the Harvard Police throughout...
...time to argue about politics. New values, rather than political argument, will avert environmental disaster. In order to assure our survival, we need first to re-establish our proper place in the cycles of the environment. We must restore and replenish the environment which restores and replenishes...
...massage parlor ordinance would establish licensing procedures for all those involved in the message business. It would also require masseuses to present documentation attesting to their education in the art of massage...