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...punch of the book. He writes of the issues of cultural beliefs affecting scientific research and of the simplification of intelligence into a one-dimensional characteristic; he uses intelligence testing, he says, to prove this larger point. However, his scientific jargon and awkward writing style in this part hinder clear presentation of these valid points. The beautiful narrative style evident in the bulk of the book is not evident in his hypothesizing...

Author: By James S. Mcguire, | Title: Heads & Brains, Large & Small | 10/27/1981 | See Source »

Sandel, a former journalist who teaches Gov 1070, "Ideas and Institutions in American Politics," also believes his youth Americal Politics," also believes his youth will help rather than hinder him as a trustee. Young people, he said, "remember more acutely the experiences of students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Keeping Track | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

...customers. If the money-market funds also had to do that, it would increase their costs and cut down on the amount of interest they would be able to pay. The money-market funds have fought the proposal with mailing campaigns to politicians, who are not likely to hinder the popular accounts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: S and Ls Send Out an S O S | 6/8/1981 | See Source »

Camara, a long-time critic of Brazil's military government, also noted that Brazil's economic problems hinder political progress. "It is very difficult to conduct a government when our inflation is overpassing 150 per cent," Camara said...

Author: By Andrew T. Pugh, | Title: Brazilian Archbishop Camara Attacks Power of Multinationals | 5/22/1981 | See Source »

...these arguments are fiercely disputed. Stansfield Turner, who was Carter's CIA director, contends that AWACS would hinder rather than increase Saudi security. As he wrote last week in the Washington Post: "There is no way they can absorb AWACS into their military structure without detracting from their primary concerns," which he defined as preparing to combat "insurrection and guerrilla warfare." Indeed, Turner claimed the Saudis' real reason for wanting AWACS is not military but political: "asking us to take an action that would be opposed by Israel" in order "to test whether we would eventually pressure Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Flying into Trouble | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

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