Word: fervors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will the cold war remain, in that sense, a war? Will the struggle that has bifurcated the world for the past 40 years continue with the same crusading fervor for the next 40? Not necessarily. The cold war has never been a stable phenomenon. Its intensity has waxed and waned over the years. The very term, as traditionally defined, now seems dated. New political and economic forces have emerged; a different set of international challenges has arisen. The Marxist model has lost much of its allure around the globe...
...continued to write fiction (Dog Years, Local Anaesthetic, The Flounder), as well as plays and poetry, that enhanced his worldwide reputation. He also plunged energetically into politics, working on behalf of West Germany's Social Democratic Party, speaking out against the superpower arms race, and hectoring with particular fervor the Western democracies. Planners of literary conferences learned that one sure way to garner attention was to snare Grass as a participant. He could, at the very least, be counted on to insult his hosts and stir everyone up before he moved...
Most of the IBA buildings were designed between 1979 and 1984, at the peak of international postmodern fervor. Rather than returning to neoclassical forms, as postmodernism has generally meant in the U.S., the IBA architects have tended to borrow from the early 20th century avant-garde. Aside from Kleihues, Rob Krier is probably more responsible for the results than any other architect. He was master planner for three important IBA blocks. While none of Krier's IBA architecture is great, all of it is good. His best is the main building (of nine) of a rather formal housing estate near...
...fervor among Wal-Mart's 151,000 employees is inspired by a Walton philosophy in which ideas and profits are freely shared. All store employees, even the lowliest shelf stockers, are given the title "associate." Wal-Mart operates a liberal profit-sharing plan (1986 disbursements: $52 million) and offers bonuses for specific accomplishments like reducing pilferage. Workers are exhorted to make suggestions. "Most of the good ideas come from the bottom up," says Wal-Mart President David Glass. "We keep changing a thousand little things...
...corporate America comes to terms with the antismoking fervor that has gripped much of the public, more and more firms are regulating the use of tobacco in the workplace. According to a study by the Bureau of National Affairs, about 35% of all U.S. companies restrict smoking (only 2% ban it outright), and an additional 20% are studying the issue. In many cases, companies have no choice: 17 states and hundreds of localities outlaw smoking in offices and other workplaces. The Surgeon General's report last year asserting that smokers create health risks for nearby nonsmokers has encouraged companies...