Word: givens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...list in the college catalogue, "something else they can point to and say, 'Look what we have,'" without expending much energy. Henderson is probably right. But what is even more irksome is the assumption the Council makes that Harvard students will immediately flock to third-string foreign schools if given the chance; therefore, the study abroad experiences must be suspiciously monitored to maintain "quality control." Davis, for instance, recommended in his memo to Fox that Faculty require study abroad students "to bring all written work for the appropriate faculty members to review." His attitude is reminiscent of grammar school, where...
...other location for a physical checkup, and he has never met with a team of "three non-Israeli neurological experts." He could, therefore, never have been examined by them. In particular, the Prime Minister never met with a Dr. Jack Fein. Hence, no such team could have given any medical advice to the Prime Minister...
...Given the totally unfounded nature of your report, it is proper that your readers be informed of the above facts...
...rate and the setting up of reserve requirements for offshore bank borrowings?went through smoothly enough, but the third presented a procedural problem. As a revolutionary change in Fed operations, the plan to focus day-to-day attention on actual money creation required not only board approval (which was given unanimously) but the support of the Open Market Committee, which comprises not only the board's governors but also five other representatives from the Fed's twelve regional banks. Just after lunch a conference call was arranged, unanimous support from the governors was secured, and at 2 p.m. both...
...last flew over Cuba in November 1978 to help determine whether Havana's Soviet-supplied MiG-23 fighters had a nuclear capability. The answer: no. U.S. strategic satellites are also used for surveillance. But when their vision is obscured by cloud cover, the job is given to SR-71s, which have cloud-penetrating infrared sensors and cameras that can take pictures at a scanning rate of 100,000 sq. mi. per hr., making it possible to monitor military targets anywhere in the world. Most important are the Blackbird's ELINT-electronic intelligence-gathering functions that are also known...