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...would not want to say anything about Ken without being irreverent, because the fact is, he's just getting too much praise," quips Shepsle's former colleague Salisbury. "In all likelihood, now that he's left Washington University, he won't do anything else of much significance...
...University Hall have already drafted the guest lists. The bulk of the invitations will soon land in the mailboxes of students who hold positions of perceived power or prestige in campus organizations. In demographic terms, your 17 percent chance of gaining admission to Harvard was more than double the likelihood of your copping an invitation to one of the exclusive gatherings...
Despite the likelihood that they will lose their farm, the Brauers, characteristically, find themselves with much to be grateful about. "When you get in a situation that your self-image is so poor and you get all these calls from people saying that you stand for some of the things they admire, it boosts you up," explains Margie. "We really do appreciate it. Their thoughts and the monetary gifts will help us over a very hard time...
Admiral and Lieut. Zumwalt do not speak directly for the thousands of other veterans and their families victimized by Agent Orange, but those ordeals are implicit, as is the likelihood that the book is the pupal stage of a TV movie. So be it. The audience for this story cannot be large enough...
Fear of AIDS on the job is diminishing most quickly in larger U.S. cities, where familiarity with the disease is highest. But before long, the grim likelihood is that businesses in all parts of the country will have to learn to deal with AIDS. New corporate attitudes about what to do with afflicted workers are likely to spread roughly at the same rate as the disease itself...