Word: generousity
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...speech offered few grounds for optimism. In addition to castigating the Ambassador for his words, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry advertisement referred to U.S. blemishes, including bygone lynch laws and the continued existence of America's own criminal Mafia. Friendship between nations, said the advertisement, is "a generous sentiment, not subject to conditions." Alas, that is hardly ever so in international relations. As Hinton warned, friendships that come under intolerable strain can also come...
...this year's fears show, neither can it convince students that their aid package is sufficient if large groups of students and their families find it isn't. All the needy and/or minority students in the world could apply and be accepted on the basis of Harvard's generous image. But scanner or later, reality catches...
Since my sister's departure for Africa, I have begun to re-evaluate my attitudes concerning one's responsibilities toward his fellow human beings. I consider myself a kind person I don't enjoy hurting others, am usually generous with what I own and try to make those around me happy, I abide by most laws and I rarely tell lies. But as for any sort of innate responsibility to sacrifies my own comfort for others. I have often senfled at the notion. What is it that Lawe my fellow man? I have resisted the idea that I should feel...
While American investors fumed, Canadian companies rushed in to buy the assets of U.S. firms in Canada, helped by generous financing from Canadian banks. In one of the biggest transactions, Canada's Dome Petroleum spent $3.2 billion acquiring Hudson's Bay Oil & Gas, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based Conoco Inc. In the nationalistic climate of 1980-81, Canadian companies spent more than $7.3 billion on the purchase of foreign-held assets, creating a massive drain on the economy. Severely compounding the problem, Canadians invested at least $19 billion in the U.S. during roughly the same period...
...workers voted to stay on the job and postpone negotiations on a new contract until January. That strategy had been pushed by United Automobile Workers President Douglas Fraser, who reasoned that an improved U.S. economy and increased auto sales this fall might put Chrysler in a more generous mood next year...