Word: gradualism
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...Dutch maestro's move East is a mirror image of a process that has been going on worldwide for more than a decade: the gradual Asianizing of Western classical music. Today, Asian-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma not only reigns supreme on his instrument but he is also probably the most famous (and friendliest) face of classical music, as he busily builds bridges between West and East and with the rest of the developing world. A truly global force, Ma's recent projects include a collaboration with Brazilian musicians and, on June 15, a performance in Singapore...
...appetite for U.S. bonds might also begin to ease, if its own economy continues to recover, making domestic investments more attractive than buying American debt. If China and Japan lose their hunger for American assets, the dollar will slide. The question is: how far and how fast? A gradual drop would boost U.S. exports, cut its trade deficit, and help silence protectionist American politicians who demand that trade barriers be raised against Asian countries. But a free fall in the dollar would trigger panic throughout the world's financial system?and remind America's protectionists of the startling new truth...
...Socialist Alternative was talking to PSLM about what kind of role they would take, and PSLM just has a different style,” says Fenstermacher, who says he preferred PSLM’s slow burning methods of education and gradual building over the No Layoff Campaign’s action-oriented disposition...
...late spring, the Faculty circulated a letter that endorsed a gradual, five-step policy to force corporations to pull out of South Africa. The letter, signed by over 100 professors, urged Harvard to stop investing in corporations operating in South Africa, and to support or initiate shareholder resolutions calling for corporate withdrawal. According to this letter, if these efforts fail, Harvard should adopt a policy of selective divestment...
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