Word: following
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...range jet, and American planemakers contend that there are no routes in the U.S. where traffic would be heavy enough to fill a profitable percentage of its seats consistently. Eastern seems willing to take the gamble, however, and U.S. planemakers are apparently afraid that other European jets may eventually follow the Airbus into the American market. To ward off that long-term threat, Boeing, the giant of the U.S. industry, has sent ace international Salesman E.H. ("Tex") Boullioun to Britain. His mission: to explore possibilities for future collaboration with a British-led European consortium to develop a new generation...
...realize that such traits do not necessarily follow from the carefully articulated justifications of clubs. Anyone in a club who denies these feelings qua clubbie, I feel, is just not being honest with himself. My original personal hatred of the club system stems not so much from the institutions themselves, but from seeing the ugly side of me they brought out. I think most of us at Harvard have elitist tendencies hidden within us--what is important is how we come to grips with them. Clubs merely embrace them...
...framing this new be-kind-to-Congress policy, Carter is relying more and more on the counsel of Byrd. The majority leader at first found Carter aloof and inflexible, disliked his early criticisms of Congress and resented his refusal to follow advice on how to handle the Senate. Though both men are products of the rural South, having made it to the top by dint of single-minded persistence, Carter's remote manner irritated Byrd. But after realizing that the majority leader's predictions of senatorial behavior were unerringly accurate, Carter began listening. He actively sought Byrd...
...particularly the religious education of youth. Though that may sound like a housekeeping matter, the church faces confusion over basic pedagogical methods, even the content of Catholicism. One leading Vatican prelate speaks for many of his colleagues when he complains: "Much of the teaching going on today does not follow any orthodox principles." Synod progressives will be lobbying for alternatives to traditional approaches. To bring the factions together, Paul has appointed a special "commission on controversies" for the meeting...
Most people are delighted not only by the low costs and quick exits but by the cheerful, comfortable informality of the small clinics, including friendly follow-up phone calls that nurses make to the patients' homes. If unexpected trouble does occur, the patient can be quickly taken to a nearby hospital. But because patients are carefully screened and examined beforehand by the surgeon, there are rarely any complications, and according to the clinics, there has not been a single fatality in more than 80,000 operations...