Word: lende
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Newtown Square, Pa., had occasionally had dinner with the Wyeths, and already owned six of his works. After spending two hours with the collection, Andrews agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar sum for all of them and their copyrights. Not previously known as a major collector, he plans to lend the Helgas to museums and, as if she were the Rambo of art troves, he is even talking of marketing images of her on posters and calendars. (Told of this plan, Betsy mutters, "I hope not.") Andrews rapturously describes his acquisition as a "national treasure. Wyeth will go down...
...fact is that virtually every genuine constitutional question has unique complexities that do not lend themselves to the slambang simplicity espoused by Reagan and Meese. For as Jefferson noted two centuries ago, the founders "laid their shoulders to the great points, knowing that the little ones would follow of themselves." And as Tribe's latest book, God Save This Honorable Court, clearly shows, the very breadth of the Constitution makes it an imperfect guide in specific matters. Such vague phrases as "unreasonable search," "equal protection of the laws," or "due process," writes Tribe, "not only invite but compel the Supreme...
...past, the institution has had an ironclad rule against rescheduling loans and an equally tough stricture against lending out more funds at any time than its entire capital plus reserves. By contrast, most commercial banks lend up to 17 times their capitalization. As a consequence of its conservative policies, the World Bank enjoys a triple-A credit rating. Says Treasurer Eugene Rotberg: "We are one of the rare institutions in Washington that have to meet a market test...
...Burger. In that case, Burger noted that in order to prove "actual malice"--the stiff standard public figures must meet to win a libel case--plaintiffs have the right to inquire into a reporter's "state of mind." Such a complex undertaking, stated the Chief Justice, "does not readily lend itself to summary disposition." Burger's aside sent a message to lower-court judges that led to a surge of libel trials...
...sexual choice--or whether you are just not doing what you are expected to do. The 1980s are the time for being free, but sometimes it seems hard to determine what freedom actually is. Ironically enough, it is the role switches between the first and second acts that lend a clue to who the real person inside each character...