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...December conference, two papers on women's condition today and where they will be in 30 years will lay the groundwork for the rest of the discussions, according...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Radcliffe Plans Conference | 8/2/1988 | See Source »

With the pullout from Afghanistan under way, a contentious issue in East- West relations has become a mere footnote to the summit agenda. The withdrawal lays the groundwork for what may be the most amiable -- and least productive -- of the four superpower meetings that have punctuated the Reagan presidency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East-West All Roads Lead to Moscow | 5/30/1988 | See Source »

Walters said yesterday that the ruling would help lay the groundwork for an upcoming appeal. "The judge upheld the jury's decision that Harvard was guilty, which is the most important thing. This puts us in excellent position for appealing the case," she said...

Author: By Lisa A. Taggart, | Title: Judge Sustains Harassment Ruling, But Delays Deciding Damage Sum | 5/4/1988 | See Source »

...think we laid the groundwork for further activity," said Jeanne Theoharis '91. "These people need to know that we feel strongly on the issue of divestment, and they need to know that we will be back...

Author: By Lisa A. Taggart, | Title: SASC Activists Go Downtown | 4/27/1988 | See Source »

...sense, Jackson is now the beneficiary of all the prior efforts to derail his candidacy. The Southern regional primary that was at the core of Super Tuesday was designed to lay the groundwork for a moderate nominee who could carry Dixie. Instead, Jackson vaulted into contention by capturing roughly one-third of the Southern delegates. In the weeks before Michigan, Party Chairman Paul Kirk tried to grease the way for Dukakis by arguing that whoever was ahead when the primaries were over was entitled to the nomination, even if he was far short of the 2,082 delegates needed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Jesse Seriously | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

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