Word: imperfections
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...invention of an authority figure who was imperfect though invariably wise and right was a novel idea, Travers' gift to the modern children's book, just as the idea that a little boy could go off and have unsupervised adventures with his stuffed animals, however fantastical, was Milne's. Both writers were emerging from a Victorian tradition that saw children's literature as a didactic form whose function--if it wasn't to romanticize childhood--was to instill a respect for adult values and behavior...
...unfortunately difficult to solve) problems is that the orchestra is simply too loud. Although they suffer from intonation problems, the players are solid and and the sound is balanced within the ensemble; however, the group overpowers the vocalists in almost every musical number. Sadly, in a room as acoustically imperfect as the Leverett Old Library it is close to impossible for even a small pit to avoid drowning out unamplified singers...
...SWIFT IS THE KIND OF COP who doesn't have to worry about pockmarks. Unlike the physically imperfect lawmen who now populate prime-time TV--the Dennis Franzes and Jerry Orbachs--Mac's skin is invincibly smooth. Nothing, it seems, can scar him as he dodges punches and pummels bat-wielding thugs with an assured agility that seems to say, "Hey, I'd look even better toppling Christy Turlington on a sandbar in Maui." Happily for Mac, his appearance isn't all he has going for him. Smart enough to have developed an immensely profitable software program, this New York...
...free trade is the answer. Rather, the United States should discard the obsolete notion that free trade is the best alternative in every case and instead selectively engage in protectionist practices both to force other nations to lower their own trade barriers and to benefit U.S. companies competing in imperfect markets...
...same time, the United States must take a more aggressive role in subsidizing U.S. companies that compete in industries with imperfect competition. Under imperfect competition, a few companies dominate the industry due to the existence of barriers to entry and can therefore influence the market price to varying degrees. As a result, the price of a product does not reflect its cost. Rather, the price equals the cost plus an additional profit called an economic rent. These rents accrue to the companies that dominate the industry and eventually end up in the hands of the owners. In terms of international...