Word: give
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...extend that philosophy to its economic partners, relationships will thrive. In fact, the talk of Japanese internationalism is more than sentimental optimism. Says author Tasker: "They may not create their own momentum for change. They have to be pushed, but when they move, they move." The U.S. ought to give Japan greater credit for movement, even as it keeps up the pressure for more...
...bash or not to bash: that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous trade practices. Or to take arms against protectionist barriers. To punish, to avenge. Perchance to trigger a trade war. Ay, there's the rub that must give us pause...
...project, which would cost an estimated $20 billion over the next two decades, could begin by 1996 with the launching of the first of a pair of 15-ton unmanned space platforms called the earth- observing system (EOS). Designed to operate for at least 15 years, the satellites would give scientists their first comprehensive look at just how the world's environment changes over time. Detectors would monitor the shrinking of the tropical rain forests as well as of the polar ice caps (a possible consequence of global warming). One instrument would measure the stress of pollution on the leaves...
...newly restructured and more powerful office, Sakharov urged that the leading candidate, Gorbachev, be required to defend his record. "I do not see any other person capable of leading our country, but my support is conditional," said Sakharov. "I believe that discussion is necessary and that the candidates should give a report...
...Gorbachev did indeed give a "report," an emotional and apparently extemporaneous 21-minute speech. Confronting and denying some of the allegations against him, he insisted, "During my entire life, neither I nor my family has had or has a dacha of our own." But he also owned up to "major mistakes and serious miscalculations" in managing the economy. Above all, Gorbachev stressed his commitment to the democratic process. "We must respond to all the questions, even the painful ones...