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When asked what the impetus was behind Forman's decision to speak at Harvard, the director said...

Author: By Paul K. Nitze, | Title: Academics Discuss 'Flynt' | 2/6/1997 | See Source »

...price for peace" with Lebanon and Syria. While Stewart did not foresee any such immediate effect on Israeli policy, a withdrawal would be an important first step. As Israel mourns its sons, it remains to be seen whether the nation's worst-ever military air disaster can provide some impetus for diplomacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel Mourns Crash Victims | 2/5/1997 | See Source »

Northup said that besides raising money, the dance at Pforzheimer might have had another impetus...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Students Flock to Pfoxy Fete | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

...lack of financial, physical and human resources available at PBHA was the impetus for the action, according to Stich...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: PBHA Declares Freeze on Additions | 1/30/1997 | See Source »

...would begin to subside later this week for lack of public support. In a news conference Tuesday, Kim Young-sam continued to call upon workers--and their unions--to trade some cherished job security for a more competitive South Korea. "The revision of labor laws . . . will provide a significant impetus for improved competitiveness," the president said. "Those with whom the workers and firms should be competing are their foreign counterparts." Thirteen days of strikes have already cost the South Korean economy $1.4 billion in lost production. And while the idled auto and shipbuilding industries still account for the bulk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea Strikes March On | 1/7/1997 | See Source »

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