Word: importance
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...rights," he said after an afternoon of chilly talks with U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher. But what if Washington revokes China's most- favored-nation trade status? What if America restrains trade? The Chinese leader sniffed, "China can live without it." He noted that the Chinese expect to import $1 trillion worth of goods annually by the year 2000. If America wants to opt out, he said, "the U.S. will suffer no less than China...
...second component of his theory does have minimal import. I agree that there may be some instance where African-Americans have over-emphasized racism. I also agree with his argument that African-Americans share some of the burden for their present conditions. However, to suggest that race is no longer the primary or even crucial variable in the analysis is ludicrous. Given this history, the burden of proof rests on Steel's shoulders. His argument that African-Americans exaggerate racism for increased social benefits will only hold up if he can demonstrate that the cases of exaggerate racism numerically approach...
...allow their children to play in yards, neighbors in one Uptown area banded together to build a walled compound. "Maybe it's like this everywhere, but sometimes I go from my alarm-locked home to my alarm-locked car to my alarmed office," says Bee Fitzpatrick, who runs an import store...
...agreement called for "objective criteria" for measuring progress, and the sticking point ever since has been each side's differing notion of what objective criteria may be. To the White House, the term refers to numerical targets by which to measure the openness of Japanese markets -- the ratio of imports to total GNP is one gauge the U.S. has discussed. The Japanese scorn that approach as "managed trade," saying it would amount to permitting the U.S. to establish import goals for its products in Japan. They prefer vague promises to do better...
...Hong Kong import directed by Michael Mak, purports to be an adaptation of a classic Ming Dynasty novel known as The Carnal Prayer Mat. Being unfamiliar with the novel, this reviewer is in no position to judge the faithfulness of Mak to his source. However, it would appear that the film makers are using the novel simply to lend respectability to soft-core porn...