Word: leveller
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Intuitively and emotionally, the case for legalization may be hard to accept. Opponents insist that on a pragmatic and logical level it is also a dangerous and harebrained folly. Dukakis told several questioning New Jersey voters last week that he opposes legalization, and Reagan agreed in an interview with TIME and other newsmagazines. Said the President: "Oh yes, I am definitely against it. We're talking about something that destroys people's lives . . . to the point that they're no longer normal human beings." Reagan drew an angry picture of future decadence: "You drive down the highway, and you look...
...first glance, last week's Government trade report looked like welcome economic news. The trade deficit suddenly narrowed to $9.7 billion in March, a 30% drop from February's $13.8 billion level and a far better performance than even the most hopeful economists had projected. After months of frustrating setbacks, the trade deficit was finally coming down sharply, and it appeared that the U.S. was making progress in solving one of its most pressing economic problems...
...billion. Some economists would have preferred to see a more moderate rise in exports, combined with a reduction in imports. Reason: large increases in both categories may indicate that the economy is in danger of overheating. Already, factories are operating at an average of 82.7% of capacity, the highest level in eight years. In many industries, plants are reaching their productive limits, which has stirred fears of higher inflation and interest rates. Last week the Government reported that consumer prices for the month of April increased 0.4%. During the first four months of the year, prices rose at a moderate...
...Organizing on a national or regional level takes a lot of commitment to compromising and listening to different viewpoints. I see a great danger that NSAN and other organizations could fall into a hierarchical structure," says Crissie Damon, a junior at the University of Vermont...
...hockey is faster-paced than women's hockey. And yes, some of the men's hockey players are destined for the pros, whereas the same can't be said of the women. But every team plays teams of comparable abilities, and I've never noticed the level of competition to vary markedly from one sport to another, or one gender to another. I don't think that hard-fought, one-goal victory counts more if more people are watching...