Word: fig
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unperturbed. Says Deborah MacLean, manager of the Solarium Suntan Center in Worcester, Mass: "Look, there are no guarantees in life -you just do it in moderation." But she does caution those who bronze in the altogether that "anything exposed could burn," and suggests that they bring their own fig leaves...
...willingness and ability of corporations to bring about progressive change and social justice is unfounded. Noting that U.S. corporations employ less than one-tenth of 1 per cent of the black population in South Africa, Mary Nolan, associate professor of History, says the principles are a "face-saver or fig leaf for the corporations that in no way change the fundamental problems of apartheid, and are being used counter to Sullivan's own intentions." "Corporations are active in South Africa for cheap labor," Nolan says, adding, "it is simply unrealistic to believe they will take steps that would imperil their...