Word: intentionally
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will avoided giving his sons control of the company. Besides, why should any of the Hearsts be unhappy? Five are listed among Forbes' 400 richest Americans, and the company is prospering. No longer synonymous only with tabloid sensationalism and the gaudy splendors of San Simeon, the firm seems intent on making a good corporate name for itself by sponsoring a seven-part PBS series called The Presidency and the Constitution. William Randolph Hearst Sr. would probably be pleased, but his father George would be even happier, glad that his son never took his advice...
...effort to build a consensus inside as well as outside the KMT, Chiang has permitted extensive discussion of the proposed law in the Legislative Yuan, in which the KMT holds 287 of 321 seats. The hard-line KMT members oppose softening martial law until Peking renounces its intent to bring Taiwan into the fold of the People's Republic -- by force if necessary...
McDonnell Douglas has a particular grievance against Airbus: using "predatory" practices in trying to persuade customers who had already ordered the MD-11 to switch to the A340 instead. Scandinavian SAS airlines had signed a letter of intent to buy a dozen MD-11s and had put down a deposit on the order. Then Airbus jumped in with attractive concessions to SAS on a deal (the details are undisclosed) to buy A340s. The airline has delayed its final decision...
...designed to divide the country even further -- and reduce the options available to the beleaguered Jayewardene government. Though many Sinhalese in Colombo have Tamil relatives and friends, the growing violence has forced moderates on both sides to drift toward the extremes. Some analysts speculate that this is the Tigers' intent: by provoking a backlash and polarizing opinion, they hope to preclude a negotiated peace. For many Sinhalese, any sympathy for the Tamil cause evaporated in the wake of last week's attacks...
...faculty members said they objected to this proposal because it sets up distributional requirements, rather than requirements that force students to learn different modes of thought, as is the current intent of the Core...