Word: interesting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Assuming that the cold war is over and that the Soviet Union is not a major threat to either of us -- a conclusion, incidentally, that every Chinese leader I met rejects -- we still have a strong strategic interest in restoring a good relationship with the P.R.C. President Bush will go head-to-head with Gorbachev in the Mediterranean on Dec. 2. Gorbachev is not a closet democrat, a philanthropist or a fool. His handshake will be warm, but based on his past record we can assume that he will have a card or two up his sleeve. We should never...
...other firms to make these tax sales. "Look," Regan's traders said in essence, "you're not going to have any risk because we're going to buy these things back once we've satisfied the tax-loss requirements, so just charge us a small commission and some interest for your trouble -- O.K.?" "O.K.," said Drexel...
...person who caused her the greatest unease was photographer Alfred Stieglitz. His relationship began with a passionate interest in O'Keeffe's drawings; it progressed to a passionate interest in O'Keeffe. Twenty-three years separated them. She was on leave from a teaching job in Texas; he was tied to Manhattan. She was single and unknown; he was married and prominent...
...total U.S. auto sales are declining, in part because of a slowing economy. Sales of imported and domestic autos in the U.S. fell 3.8% during the first nine months of this year, to 7.8 million cars. This year the Big Three kept sales artificially stimulated by such incentives as interest-free financing and rebates of as much...
...Human interest in tiny machines dates back to the clockwork toys of the 16th century. But it was not until this century that making things smaller became a matter of military and economic survival. Spurred by the cold war and the space race, U.S. scientists in the late 1950s began a drive to shrink the electronics necessary to guide missiles, creating lightweight devices for easy launch into space. It was the Japanese, though, who saw the value of applying miniature technology to the consumer market. In his book Made in Japan, Akio Morita tells how he proudly showed Sony...