Word: failed
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...capacity of Black elites to exert such influence is premised on the degree and quality of Black students' interactions with their white student peers here at Harvard College and elsewhere. Black students with ethnocentric identities fail to grasp the salience of these interactions to the future capacity of Black elites to get American power structures to fulfill their obligations to the Black poor--namely, to bring the Black poor to parity in average standard of living available in our affluent country. No doubt some contribution to the future leadership capacity of Black students is available through the kind of neighborhood...
...with $1.3 billion in credit that he raised from bankers and partners like Independent Texas Oilmen Cyril Wagner Jr. and Jack Brown. "Our bid was extremely bold," says Tassin. "It was an incredibly intuitive reading by Boone." Pickens correctly anticipated that Gulf's top executives would underestimate him and fail to erect an effective defense. "They were not street fighters," Pickens says...
...phrase "inside the Beltway" has become a part of America's political language, given a boost by Ronald Reagan and George Bush, who use it to explain why they succeed when the Washington policy elite says they will fail...
...projected $277.5 billion in fiscal 1986. That would be an increase of more than 12%, or about 6% even after allowing for inflation. Moreover, defense outlays would go on increasing rapidly in later fiscal years, partly offsetting the continuing effect of economies in civilian spending. One result: Reagan would fail to achieve his stated deficit-cutting goals. Red ink would indeed dwindle, from an expected record $222.2 billion in the current financial year to $180 billion in fiscal 1986 and $144.4 billion in 1988. But that would be well short of the $100 billion target the Administration...
...designers present smiled politely during the awards ceremony when President Reagan mispronounced Pei's name, calling him "Pie" instead of "Pay." But they laughed when Reagan said, "Good design can help us save money, and you know how much that warms my heart." The President's interest cannot fail to shake up the bureaucracy a little. And more attention to the quality of a product's appearance would not only improve the prestige of Government but might rub off on U.S. industry, which needs better design to improve its position in the world market...