Word: key
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...special celebration two weeks ago for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, attended by, among others, Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, whose son goes to the school. Around McClendon, however, Young is just another father who is aware that the principal expects his participation at the school. "Parents are the key to discipline," says McClendon, "and they must know what's going on. We send the syllabus home, and the parents must initial...
Gephardt, once rightly proud of his status as a key Washington insider, has become the Democrat most determined to play the populist card. In speeches and commercials, he has designed the finale of his Iowa caucus campaign around a furious attack on "corporate America." In one recent speech, Gephardt castigated the "Establishment" in 21 different allusions with a common thread: "The Establishment is separated from the consequences of its own opinions." His tough stance on foreign trade appeals to a nativist streak that is an undercurrent of populism. Bruce Babbitt's best applause comes when he denounces corporate executives...
...Challenger accident appears to be waning." The investigators stated that when NASA rated its program managers, safety was "conspicuous by its absence" in the evaluation. There was also "disturbing" evidence that schedules were given priority over safety. The highly critical report was submitted to NASA, its contractors and key members of Congress last August, but was kept under wraps until this month...
...key development has been the improved play in the low post, mainly by Co-Captains Kyle Dodson and Bill Mohler. Not known for their offensive prowess, the two have provided much needed offense down...
...decades, Taiwan's economy now stands at a potentially hazardous crossroads. With an average manufacturing wage of $535 a month, the country can no longer claim to offer cheap labor by Asian standards, yet it has been slow to invest in higher- technology fields. Exports of textiles, a key industry, last year grew by an impressive 23%. But other sectors have been hurt by a 40% rise since late 1985 in the value of the New Taiwan dollar against the U.S. greenback, which has increased the price of the island's products in many overseas markets...