Word: hope
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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City Manager Lilljedahl says the only long-range hope for his island is to find a way to reverse the erosion. "Otherwise," he says, "we will disappear." Cunningham insists that with all of the resources avail able, a way will be found to conquer the sea's appetite. The town is about to hire an engineering firm to study solutions, such as extending the existing jetty or building groins off the shore to reduce the impact of the waves. But Geologist Morton is skeptical. "Any attempt to trap sediment on the island only works when you have a good...
Several months ago, Zia had served notice that he intended to "hang the blighter," as he put it, but hope persisted that he would spare Bhutto's life if only to save his troubled country from another divisive emotional trauma. Thus reaction to the execution last week was one of shock and dismay. French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who had just drafted another appeal to Zia, expressed his "profound emotion" at the execution. Britain's Guardian editorialized: "Death came to Bhutto not with the due panoply of justice but like a thief...
Silber said in a memo sent Wednesday "We must not leave the impression that anything was gained by striking. I hope we will stick to the view that the strike wasunnecessary and self-defeating; I believe we must be able to demonstrate that they have won nothing by striking," the memo states...
...must not leave the impression that anything was gained by striking. I hope we will stick to the view that the strike was unnecessary and self-defeating; I believe we must be able to demonstrate that they have won nothing by striking," the memo states...
...would hope our negotiators and press people would play up this conflict of interest in the faculty having a hand in setting its own salaries. The public is highly sensitized to conflict of interest and these I believe to be useful words from the public relations standpoint," Silber's letter continues...