Word: impactful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Bravo for the splendid story "U.S. Architects." But how about the unknown architects of America, who must make their way through energy-conservation restrictions, environmental impact regulations, lack of materials, increasing cost of living and low budgets...
Carter agreed, but wanted to wait to give the final nod until after his meeting with the committee. Eight members, including Abzug, spoke of their concern about the impact on women of Carter's anti-inflation policies. They asked for continuation of programs for education and training of women. The President responded by saying the committee should give him more support. Both sides later accused each other of having "lectured...
...rise in payouts, Congress passed the biggest tax increase of any kind in history: $227 billion over ten years. As angry workers were reminded when they opened their first paychecks of 1979, the initial boost mandated by the new law took effect New Year's Day. The real impact for many will be felt later in the year, as Social Security payroll deductions that stopped in 1978 when an employee had earned $17,700 continue until he or she reaches $22,900. That person's total tax goes...
WEIR SEEMS TO THINK that this quick view of the apocalypse is enough to have an impact. But aside from the fact that one never sees the wave hit Sydney, the reasons given for its appearance aren't too terribly plausible. There is a magnificent scene which sets up the wave, the highpoint of the film: Chamberlain is in his car and daydreams that the wave has hit and as he looks outside he sees well-dressed pedestrians floating beneath the blue-gray water, groceries floating slowly upwards. But this scene occurs three-quarters of the way through the movie...
...sketches from his interviews with doctoral candidates. Goodfriend seeks to learn why and how people obtain Ed. D.s, and perhaps thereby to explain his sense of "disillusionment and despair" about the educational process. "The assumption is that people who come out of a prestigious school like Harvard have some impact on the educational system," he says, but cautions that although his paper may help identify some of the problems of the educational system, "any optimism is totally futile, because the grip of the educational establishment is tremendous...