Word: freshing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...environmentalist can reel off a long list of grievous problems confronting the planet -- from acid rain and global warming to the destruction of tropical rain forests. The hard part is getting people to do something about them. Last week two fresh ideas for encouraging environmental activism were proposed, one a carrot, the other a stick...
...happened, Gorbachev proposed nothing startling but plenty to intrigue negotiators. His letter was a grab bag of proposals covering the whole gamut of arms control. All told, they suggested not just Soviet cooperation but an extraordinary readiness to compromise to give stalled arms negotiations fresh momentum. Standout example: Moscow withdrew its insistence that curbs on space weapons must be linked to slashes in the number of long-range nuclear missiles...
...four-hour flight from Washington to Wyoming, Shevardnadze gave Baker a detailed rundown on Moscow's problems with its economy and restive nationalities. The two men took off their jackets and leaned so close together that their faces were just inches apart. Shevardnadze's tone was urgent. "We need fresh ideas," he told reporters. "It is high time for us to move from mutual understanding to mutual action...
...slowing in the slightest, Hugo fell on Montserrat, an eleven-mile-wide British island of 12,000 residents. Tin roofs were ripped off houses and nearly every building sustained serious damage, leaving few inhabitants with either shelter or fresh water. The wooded mountains that had inspired visitors to call Montserrat the Emerald Isle turned brown as most of the green trees lost their tops. "It was paradise here," said Governor Christopher Turner, who placed the damage at $100 million. "Now we're back to the kerosene age and washing in the river." Ten residents died...
...people who have ever met Helen Gilbert or served on any board with her would fail to regard her as a breath of fresh New England air," said President Derek C. Bok. "As an overseer, she was able, energetic and witty. She usually spoke her mind when theoccasion called for it and gained the admirationand respect of all of us. Like her ancestor,Abigail Adams of Quincy, Mass, Helen too made usalways remember the ladies. We will continue to doso as we miss and remember Helen...