Word: harmfully
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Chinese who still cherish the memory of Mao but would also turn her into a martyr. Deng, however, has apparently not convinced members of the Politburo, as well as other party leaders who suffered at Jiang's hands during the Cultural Revolution, that executing her would do more harm than good. "There are different opinions," admits one well-placed party official. "Some believe that if Jiang Qing's terrible crimes do not bring on an execution, then nobody can legitimately get the death sentence again. Others are more concerned about the political situation...
...surefire aphrodisiac, and an 18-to 20-lb. rack of antlers will bring about $105 per lb.: "Of course, you got to cut the rack off when it's still in velvet, and some folks think that's cruel, but it don't do no real harm, and you still got your...
...deal with him as a counterrevolutionary. Then, in the "debate" portion of the trial, which allows a modicum of defense, Prosecutor Jiang Wen demanded that Mme. Mao be punished in accordance with Article 103 of China's criminal code. It allows the death penalty in cases where "serious harm" has been done to the state...
...trouble, however, since we are watching our lives and not a movie, is that in reality a detached presidency puts decisions in the hands of everyone else. No harm is done when the issues are trivial, but as the piecemeal nature of the Cabinet appointments has demonstrated, relying so totally on advisers is a dangerous game. The prospect grows considerably more troublesome when it comes to making major decisions. And there will be plenty of those as soon as Reagan takes office?all complicated and many urgent...
...York to meet with Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger to work out the details of this flattering offer. But Sulzberger greeted Lewis with a rather embarrassing change of plans. Rosenthal now wanted Seymour Topping, another veteran Times correspondent, to be his deputy. Lewis remembers smiling and saying that no harm had been done. He had not, after all, solicited the job offer. Instead of wasting the airfare, however, Sulzberger asked Lewis if he would write a regular column. And thus, "Abroad at Home" began to appear twice a week...