Word: ideals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...addition, the size change will allow the Houses to pinpoint the ideal gender ratio...
Naturally, the sudden ascent of a Federal Security Service boss has raised the specter of unconstitutional moves. Inside Russia, Putin is known as an "ice-head" or tough hardened guy--not the ideal pedigree for shoring up the nation's rickety democratic system. But while Putin and Yeltsin could declare a state of emergency, disband the Duma or cancel elections, Kremlin aides insist that Yeltsin appreciates the importance of a peaceful transfer of power...
...stapler to fill. But Julian Brown, the British designer of Isis, has a history of creating ambitious office supplies: he gave us Hannibal, the similarly spiffy tape dispenser. When stood on her nose, the front-loading, translucent Isis ($68) rocks gently back and forth, making her the ideal accessory for the desk of the overpaid but underworked...
...does. But you can guess who the (temporary) victim is this time, can't you? And maybe you can guess--this question is a little harder--why the bride keeps running away. She renounces her needs in order to fit her current man's ideal. The script by Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott makes these jilted guys plausibly awful, so we agree with Maggie's decisions to dump them...
...subtitle of your story that referred to me, "Why a defender of affirmative action is quitting," was misleading [DIVIDING LINE, July 5]. I remain committed to affirmative action because it works; it's fair and vitally necessary if we are to live up to the American ideal of giving every person a fair chance. I was proud to serve as executive director of Americans for a Fair Chance. My departure should not be construed in any way as a change of heart in my steadfast commitment to carry on the fight. Also, it is important to note that anti-affirmative...