Word: indebtedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The Japanese thus embraced the Bauhaus. Before the war, that small school in Germany had seemed distant and unimportant to most Japanese architects; now it, and the homogeneous systems of environmental design it stood for, became an obsession with younger architects at Tokyo University. In 1954 Walter Gropius came to...
"Don't tell me stories do not have happy endings," Windsor wrote. "I do not know who has cared for my dog during the time he has been gone, but I am eternally indebted to them and thank them. If I can find out who it was I will...
As for the satisfaction of civilization, precious little would seem to be gained by conducting an execution in so private a manner as was Brooks'. Four reporters were allowed in, and it is to them that we are indebted for the descriptions of Brooks' yawning, wheezing and clutching...
In addition, the close correlation between special-interest donations and legislative votes sometimes makes it seem that Congress is up for sale. Says Republican Senator Robert Dole of Kansas: "When these PACs give money they expect something in return other than good government." Democratic Congressman Thomas Downey of New York...
In order to force indebted states to take whatever steps may be necessary to solve their benefit-payment problems, Congress last year imposed a 10% interest penalty on all funds borrowed from the Federal Trust after April 1, 1982. Previously, such loans were interest free. As a result, some states...