Word: less
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...very bold step--many papers adopted such a policy long ago. It didn't signal the end of sexism at a building which has long been accused of the crime. Clearly, the change is of much less significance than the election of The Crimson's first woman president nearly a decade...
Those who do believe that adopting a gender-neutral policy is right were not debated; they were dismissed as blind followers of what is "in." The more earnestly the belief is held, the less influence it holds. It is met with condescending amusement, the derision of the critic who is certain that one's (not necessarily his) mind is independent. To be above such petty demands is to be a rebel. The rest are merely the herd...
...statement also said that while "Asian-Americans are slightly stronger than whites on academic criteria, they are slightly less strong on extracurricular criteria...
...second crash at Dyess in less than three months. A B-1B bomber crashed there Nov. 8. The four-man crew safely bailed...
...North Koreans expressed little interest in a summit but suggested that the Prime Ministers hold talks on such long-standing Northern demands as the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Korean peninsula. The Roh government would have preferred to start discussions on less contentious topics, but went along with the Pyongyang proposal. Said Roh: "There are changes in the North that cannot be easily seen. I think we will have a summit meeting in the not too distant future...